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Ebullience prevails at ‘Davos of energy’

Nomac Drilling Corp. floorman Matthew Brown, right, steadies a section of drill pipe as floorman Richard Lane cleans the connection during natural gas drilling operations for Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Companies are spending billions to dislodge natural gas from a band of shale-sedimentary rock called the Marcellus shale that underlies Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York

Cera forum in Houston hails rebirth of US oil and gas industries

From COMPANIES 9:45am

Total resumes Elgin-Franklin production

Shutdown after gas leak partly prolonged recession

From COMPANIES Mar 10, 2013

Brazil ethanol industry set for tax cut

Near 80% cut is one of government’s biggest shows of support

Global Insight Europe’s woes leave Brics exasperated
Analysis What’s left of the Latin left?

From COMPANIES Mar 10, 2013

OMV chief calls for EU stance on fracking

Roiss warns of disadvantage over Asian and US companies

From LEX 5:47pm

China miners: who’s the daddy?

Lack of a large-scale domestic group is source of Beijing’s irritation

The Commodities Note - Javier Blas

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Ebullience prevails at ‘Davos of energy’

Cera forum in Houston hails rebirth of US oil and gas industries
OECD predicts Brent price of $190 by 2020

Figure is far higher than other official forecasters’ figures
Playing politics with potash

PotashCorp and Israel Chemical deal faces long list of hurdles

From COMPANIES 8:56pm

Cove founders reunite for new oil project

Team aims to replicate success with Comoros exploration venture

Cove shrugs off Shell setback
Week in Review PTT wins battle for control of Cove Energy

Mar 8, 2013

Brent dips as North Sea pipeline reopens

Oil price at year-lows as supply concerns ease

Comment Ebullience prevails at ‘Davos of energy’

From THE COMMODITIES NOTE Mar 8, 2013

OECD predicts Brent at $190 by 2020

Figure is far higher than other official forecasters’ figures

From COMPANIES Mar 7, 2013

Rosneft seals $10bn deal with oil traders

Agreement with Glencore and Vitol to help fund TNK-BP purchase

From COMPANIES Mar 7, 2013

BP warns of higher settlement costs

Administrator handing out ‘windfall’ damages, says group

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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton's Mount Newman iron ore mine in Western Australia

©AFP BHP Billiton: new direction

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Andrew Mackenzie (R) speaks as it is announced he will be replacing Marius Kloppers (L) as BHP Billiton CEO while company chairman Jac Nasser (C) listens, in Sydney on February 20, 2013. The 56-year-old Mackenzie, currently chief executive non-ferrous, has over 30 years experience in oil and gas, petrochemicals and minerals and joined BHP Billiton in November 2008. South African Kloppers has been running the world's largest miner since October 2007, steering it through the global financial crisis.

©AFP Mackenzie, the investor-friendly scientist

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