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| Dec 05, 2008 |
China's Yanzhou Coal courts Australia's Felix
China's strategic interest in the Australian resources sector is continuing after Yanzhou Coal Mining was unmasked as a suitor for Felix Resources, the coal mining group
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
UK groups agree deal with Areva
Rolls-Royce and Balfour Beatty have agreed to work with the French nuclear power company on its multi-billion pound programme of new reactor construction in Britain
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
Enel seeks to sell stake in Green Power
Italy's energy utility is aiming to reduce its debt burden by selling a minority stake of up to 40% in its renewables division for between €2bn and €2.5bn
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
Miners among the main losers amid concerns over debt
Xstrata and Rio Tinto were among the casualties yesterday as debt worries unsettled the mining sector. "Investor sentiment has crossed the threshold into...
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
View from the Top - Rick Haythornthwaite, chairman of MasterCard
Rick Haythornthwaite is one of the UK's leading business figures. His career began in the oil industry with BP and Premier Oil, before he made his name by selling Blue...
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| Dec 05, 2008 |
Energy suppliers cut bills to soothe regulator
Energy suppliers have cut prices for some of their customers in recent days to head off further action from Ofgem, the regulator, following its inquiry into retail gas...
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Sainsbury buys power from generator
The food retailer signs a deal with A7 Lochhead, a small wind farm developer backed by Ventus, a venture capital fund managed by Climate Change Capital
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Nippon Oil agrees merger with rival
Japan's top refiner Nippon Oil Corp and sixth-ranked Nippon Mining Holdings said they are considering a merger to create the world's eighth-largest oil major to better compete amid sliding prices and slower demand
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Sibir investor bail-out stuns market
Shares in the London-listed Russian oil company fall 57% after it agrees to buy a property portfolio from one of its largest shareholders for $340m – a move described as 'insane' by one hedge fund manager
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Buffett in line for $593m payment
Warren Buffett stands to collect $593m in cash from Constellation Energy as a consolation prize if the US utility accepts a higher offer from EDF
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Camus must stabilise market reaction
Daniel Camus, the silver-haired finance director of EDF, must deliver his most reassuring performance as he presents the French nuclear power group's strategy to investors in London
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
EDF tries to scupper Buffett's energy bid
The French state-controlled utility launched a direct challenge to billionaire Warren Buffett with a $4.5bn bid for 50 per cent of the nuclear fleet owned by its US partner Constellation Energy
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Crude oil prices tumble $100 in five months
Oil prices sank yesterday to their lowest level in 3½ years, accumulating a $100 drop in less than five months, amid fresh concerns that the Opec oil cartel...
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| Dec 03, 2008 |
Electric bid: EDF waits on Brussels
EDF, the French electricity company, will learn on December 22 whether its £12.5bn bid for British Energy, the nuclear generator, has been passed by European...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Total considers bid for Nexen
French oil and gas group thrashing out details of a possible bid worth up to C$20bn for mid-sized Canadian
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Social lenders go where banks fear to tread
In a few months the Thames will carry some unusual traffic: a high-tech floating "rubbish muncher" that will scoop up plastic bottles and other detritus. The...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Bankers cast around for work as Rio bid failure leaves BHP bruised and cautious
BHP Billiton's decision last week to drop its $62bn (£40bn) hostile bid for mining rival Rio Tinto has left scores of investment bankers without a deal to work on...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Canada reports 1.3% growth
Canada's economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3 per cent in the third quarter, adjusted for inflation, confounding analysts' projections that it was on the cusp of...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Companies face jump in cost of funding
Leading European companies face spiralling funding costs in the bond markets as banks rein in lending, raising concerns about the impact on earnings. Over the past...
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| Dec 02, 2008 |
Total to face trial over fuel depot explosion
The French oil multinational will be prosecuted along with four other companies for the blast that has already landed it with a compensation bill of up to £700m
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