*To sell 40 percent of interest in Texas field. Jan 30- Oil and gas producer Pioneer Natural Resources Co said it would sell a 40 percent interest in the Wolfcamp shale field in Texas to China's state-run Sinochem Group Co Ltd for $1.7 billion.
*Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings $1.21/ share vs est $1.11. Jan 8- IHS Inc, publisher of Jane's Defence Weekly, posted better-than-expected quarterly results as spending deferred during the preceding quarter boosted fourth-quarter results.