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ExxonMobil, Shell bag Iraqi West Qurna oilfield contract
06 Nov 2009
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell beat rival consortiums from Russia, France and China to secure initial rights to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna phase 1 oilfield, one of the largest in the country
ExxonMobil, Shell bag Iraqi West Qurna oilfield contract
06 Nov 2009
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell beat rival consortiums from Russia, France and China to secure initial rights to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna phase 1 oilfield, one of the largest in the country
After GVT bid, Telefonica to acqire HanseNet for $1.34 billion
06 Nov 2009
Continuing its acquisition race for global telecom assets, Spain’s Telefonica SA Telecom is acquiring Italia SpA to buy its wholly-owned German subsidiary, HanseNet for $1.34 billion in an all-cash deal
Reliance gas dispute hearing restarts from square one
05 Nov 2009
With justice B Sudarshan Reddy replacing justice R V Raveendran, the Supreme Court today began hearing afresh the high profile legal dispute between the Ambani brothers
Reliance gas dispute hearing restarts from square one
05 Nov 2009
With justice B Sudarshan Reddy replacing justice R V Raveendran, the Supreme Court today began hearing afresh the high profile legal dispute between the Ambani brothers
Octant Interactive acquires Esha News Monitoring
05 Nov 2009
$350,000 Swiss watch ups nose at recession in US
05 Nov 2009
Massive Indo-Canadian uranium order in the works
04 Nov 2009
The world's largest supplier of uranium, Cameco Corp, says an order for more than seven million pounds of uranium from India is imminent.
Orange rules out lower tariff for iPhone users
04 Nov 2009
Dubai’s ENOC to acquire Dragon Oil for $1.9 billion
04 Nov 2009
Dubai seeks to bolster future energy resources by acquiring full control over Dragon Oil Plc, to expand its exploration and production in oil rich Turkmenistan
Montara oil field well plugged on fifth attempt
03 Nov 2009
Denbury Resources to acquire Encore for $4.5 billion
03 Nov 2009
The acquisition will create one of the largest CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) platforms diversified across the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions
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