(Repeats earlier story with no change in text. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters) By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 27 (Reuters) - With commodity prices slumping, the local currency slipping and manufacturing jobs disappearing, Aus
Read moreLONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday awarded 41 licences to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea, the government said, with oil majors Shell and ENI among the successful bidders. The awards marked the end of Britain's Oil And Gas Authority's (OGA) latest licensing round. They br
Read more(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 27 (Reuters) - With commodity prices slumping, the local currency slipping and manufacturing jobs disappearing, Australians are starting to question whether the
Read moreCAIRO, July 26 (Reuters) - BG Egypt, a subsidiary of BG Group and one of Egypt's largest natural gas producers, has appointed Khaled Kacem as its president, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The firm said Kacem had spent 23 years in the upstream and downstream oil and gas sector an
Read moreJuly 24 (Reuters) - BG Group Plc on Friday confirmed that it has received final unconditional clearance from Brazilian competition authority CADE for its acquisition by bigger rival Royal Dutch Shell. The clearance of the $70 billion merger follows the 15-day period during which the prelimi
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