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• ConocoPhillips to pay 9.6 bln dlrs for half share in gas scheme

  - 2008-09-07

  SYDNEY AFP — US oil giant ConocoPhillips has agreed to pay up to 9.6 billion dollars (7.95 billion US) for a half stake in a natural gas project owned by Origin Energy in Australia, the companies said Monday. "Origin is delighted to welcome ConocoPhillips, one of the world's largest...

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• EU approves Lukoil purchase of ConocoPhillips filling stations

  - 2007-02-21

  BRUSSELS AFP — EU antitrust regulators gave their approval on Wednesday to Russian energy group Lukoil's plans to buy the filling stations of US oil giant ConocoPhillips in seven European countries. After probing the deal for its impact on competition, the European Commission said that it had "found that...

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• Russia's Lukoil agrees to buy 376 gas stations from ConocoPhillips

  - 2006-12-18

  MOSCOW AFP — Top private Russian oil company Lukoil has said it would buy 376 petrol stations in six European countries from US oil major ConocoPhillips. "The agreement covers 156 stations in Belgium, 49 in Finland, 22 in the Czech Republic, 30 in Hungary, 83 in Poland and 14 in...

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• ConocoPhillips profit up 13 percent

  - 2006-04-26

  NEW YORK AFP — US energy giant ConocoPhillips reported first-quarter profit rose 13 percent from a year ago to 3.29 billion dollars with revenues surging on high oil prices. The earnings amounted to 2.34 dollars per share, in line with Wall Street forecasts. Revenues jumped 23 precent from...

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• US oil firms discuss development in Libya

  - 2006-01-16

  TRIPOLI AFP — Executives from three US oil companies have been discussing with the Libyan prime minister ways of kickstarting an agreement to resume their activities in the north African country, the Libyan government said. The talks, involving ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Amerada Hess and Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem, were...

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• Conoco in advanced talks to buy Burlington Resources: WSJ

  - 2005-12-11

  WASHINGTON AFP — US oil giant ConocoPhillips is in advanced talks to purchase oil and gas producer Burlington Resources for more than 30 billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the business newspaper said: "This would be the...

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• Conoco considers selling Aceh gas concession on security concerns: report

  - 2005-06-16

  JAKARTA AFP — ConocoPhillips, the third largest US oil producer, is considering giving up its concession on a gas field in restive Aceh province due to security concerns, a report said. The Bisnis Indonesia newspaper quoted unnamed company sources as saying the company had raised the issue with Indonesian...

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• ConocoPhillips profits soar 54 percent as crude price booms

  - 2004-10-27

  HOUSTON, United States AFP — Texas oil giant ConocoPhillips said quarterly net profit gushed 54 percent higher despite a dip in output, driven by booming world crude oil prices. "We had a good quarter," chairman and chief executive Jim Mulva said in a statement. "Our quarterly results continued...

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• East Timor PM challenged answer bribe charges in US court

  - 2004-06-06

  DARWIN, Australia AFP ? A US oil company challenged East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri to appear in a US court to respond to allegations that he accepted a multi-million dollar bribe from a rival firm. Denver-based oil company Oceanic Exploration issued the challenge in a letter handed to...

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• Qatar Petroleum, ConocoPhillips sign MOU for $2.5-bn gas liquefying project

  - 2003-12-08

  DOHA AFP ? Qatar Petroleum and US oil group ConocoPhillips signed a memorandum of understanding for a 2.5-billion-dollar gas liquefying project, Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah announced. The agreement was signed by the minister, who is also Qatar Petroleum's chief, and Jim Mulva, president and chief executive officer...

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