SENIPAH, Indonesia (AFP) - - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated Friday a massive new gas operation off Borneo by French giant Total, the company said. More »
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday underlined the need to quickly build a prospective gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to European markets via Russia, a move that would consolidate Moscow's monopoly on energy transit from Central Asia. More »
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SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - Rig-builder Sembcorp Marine <SCMN.SI> jumped as much as 2.4 percent on news that it will build a second rig for Atwood Oceanics Pacific <ATW.N>. More »
KARACHI, July 4 (Reuters) - State-owned Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd (OGDCL) <OGDC.KA>, Pakistan's biggest listed firm, announced on Friday a gas discovery in central Punjab province, raising its output by 5.5 million cubic feet a day. More »
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TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> fell 0.6 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> lost 0.5 percent by 0524 GMT on Friday. More »
MUMBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - India's annual inflation rate is expected to have risen to 11.63 percent in the week ended June 21, the Financial Chronicle newspaper reported on Friday, quoting finance ministry estimates. More »
SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuters) - China Railway Group <0390.HK> <601390.SS> said on Friday it will cut its capital commitment to a Congo mining project to $2.64 billion from $4.04 billion and lower its stake as a state-owned resource firm joins the venture. More »



