Wed, 27th Jan 2016 10:49
(ShareCast News) - Recovering from an initial lurch lower, the FTSE 250 index scrambled higher over the course of Monday's session, helped by optimism in some mining investors. Serco was top riser among London's mid-caps, however, as the outsourcing group was boosted by RBC Capital Markets upgrading
Read more(ShareCast News) - Ophir Energy has plugged and abandoned the G4/50-10 exploration well that was testing the Soy Siam prospect in Thailand after all reservoirs were dry and no hydrocarbon shows were encountered. The company noted that preliminary well analysis had suggested the structure had no acce
Read moreCAPE TOWN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Ophir Energy expects to make a final investment decision in 2016 on its floating liquid natural gas project off Equatorial Guinea, a senior executive said on Thursday. Oliver Quinn, director of new business for Ophir, also told an industry conference that first
Read more* Pre-election polls, ruling party see Magufuli victory * Land issue delays seen holding back LNG plant * Construction of LNG plant would spur Tanzania's growth By Edmund Blair NAIROBI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A government led by Tanzania's John Magufuli, if his election victor
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 250 index was down 0.2% at 17,101.89 just after 1400 BST, underperforming the broader market. Miners were firmly on the front foot as metals prices advanced and the sector got a boost from an upbeat note by Morgan Stanley. The bank upgraded its stance on the European
Read more** Jefferies updates ratings on oil cos, seeing value in the beaten-down sector ** Tullow Oil up 3.1 pct, second-largest large-cap gainer in Europe as Jefferies upgrades rating to "hold" ** Analysts upgrade stock, which is down 49 pct YTD, as it now trades near Jefferies' revised PT o
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