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Xstrata buys stake in Indophil Resources
Mining group Xstrata bought a large stake in Indophil Resources as it seeks to gain control of one of the world’s largest unexploited copper mines
Vale seeks 20% iron ore price rise from China
Vale of Brazil, the world’s largest iron ore producer, is putting pressure on Chinese steelmakers to pay up to 20 per cent more for their contracted ore
GDF Suez to buy Dutch North Sea assets
French energy group GDF Suez said it was in exclusive talks to buy over €1bn worth of offshore oil and gas assets from a Dutch venture owned by Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil
Xinwen Mining buys Australian coal assets
Xinwen Mining Group has agreed to pay A$1.5bn for coal exploration permits in Australia in a deal that underlines China’s continued interest in Australia’s resources sector
‘Dragons’ Den’ chief feels heat in court
The High Court rules that Oxonica, chaired by former BBC TV show star Richard Farleigh, owes licensing fees to another company over a ‘green’ fuel additive designed to improve efficiency
Share falls increase gloom
Shares in Britain's largest companies ended their worst week in six years yesterday after the market was jolted by a surprising jump in US unemployment that suggested...
Trichet detects investors' hand in oil price rise
The oil price shock that has hit global growth could have been exaggerated by financial speculation, Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank president, suggested...
Strikingly powerful driver of changes at British Gas
For nearly two decades, Sir Denis Rooke was the towering force in the UK gas industry, transforming an ageing public sector utility based on Victorian technology into...
Consortium to buy Singapore power
The winning bidder led by Japan’s Marubeni and France’s GDF Suez is set to buy Senoko, one of three local power generators put up for sale by Temasek, in a S$4bn deal
Marubeni consortium wins Senoko auction
A consortium led by Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp won an auction to buy Singapore’s Temasek-owned Senoko Power in a deal valued at $2.8bn
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| Report name | Author | Publish date | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas in Canada | Datamonitor | 9/4/2008 | $250 |
| Oil & Gas in Belgium | Datamonitor | 9/4/2008 | $250 |
| Oil & Gas in Asia-Pacific | Datamonitor | 9/4/2008 | $250 |
| Global Oil & Gas | Datamonitor | 9/4/2008 | $250 |
| Oil & Gas in Singapore | Datamonitor | 9/4/2008 | $250 |
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