From WORLD 3:00pm

US ready for direct nuclear talks with Iran

Biden says US is prepared to hold bilateral negotiations with Tehran

OIL & GAS 12:14am

Exxon and Chevron toil in hunt for growth

Boom in US domestic oil output benefits smaller independent groups

OIL & GAS 10:22pm

Faroe Petroleum ends barren spell

Significant gas condensate discovery announced

BlackBerry chief Thorsten Heins: ‘The last year has been both most challenging and most rewarding’ ©AFP Week in Review from TECHNOLOGY 9:23pm

Week in Review, February 2

BlackBerry chief Thorsten Heins takes centre stage to unveil latest devices

OIL & GAS Feb 1, 2013

Exploration costs eat into Rosneft profits

Russian oil group posts disappointing fourth-quarter results

From WORLD Feb 1, 2013

Pemex blast puts onus on energy reforms

Symbol of energy self-sufficiency also beset with security problems

From LEX Feb 1, 2013

Oil companies – earnings, schmearnings

High price per barrel won’t rescue profitability

OIL & GAS Feb 1, 2013

Chevron asset sales offset fall in profits

Australian disposals aid US oil group as production declines

Rescue workers search for victims after an explosion at Pemex ©AP From WORLD Feb 1, 2013

Explosion at Mexico’s Pemex HQ kills 32

Cause of blast at oil group’s building still unknown

UK Prime Minister David Cameron meets recruits at a police training college in Tripoli, Libya ©PA From WORLD Jan 31, 2013

Cameron pledges security support for Libya

Police visit agreed to probe Lockerbie bombing

From WORLD Jan 31, 2013

Pakistan to build $1.5bn Iran pipeline

Islamabad’s move to import gas risks alienating US

Inside Business from OIL & GAS Jan 31, 2013

Gazprom posturing masks Russia’s weakness

Nations’s energy dominance is under threat from regulatory and competitive challenges

OIL & GAS Jan 31, 2013

Setbacks for Shell’s Arctic plans

Two drilling rigs both out of action

OIL & GAS Jan 31, 2013

US upstream arm weighs on Shell results

Oil group’s shares down as profits disappoint

MINING Jan 31, 2013

Oil business lifts Vedanta’s earnings

Traditional mining activities slow down due to lower demand

beyondbrics from MINING Jan 31, 2013

Chinalco Mining IPO flops

Poor stock market debut for Chinese copper spin-off

OIL & GAS Jan 31, 2013

ConocoPhillips hit by falling prices

US group says underlying net income fell 16 per cent

MINING Jan 31, 2013

Rio says Mongolia mine remains on track

Group plays down reports it might suspend activity at Oyu Tolgoi

From MARKETS Jan 30, 2013

WPP rises to 13-year high on ad budgets

Clients’ 2013 expected spending buoys group as FTSE 100 stalls

From MARKETS Jan 30, 2013

Palladium hits high on supply crunch bets

Metal rises to highest in 16 months amid South Africa unrest

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