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Bahrain TRA sued in 4G disputeLegal action is being taken against Bahrain's telecom watchdog for allegedly barring Menatelecom from bidding to offer 4G mobile phone services, a report said. The company yesterday filed a case against the Telecommunications More… |
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Maroc Telecom bidders defy unrest in $7.9bn salePolitics will play a major part in the sale of Maroc Telecom. Vivendi, the French media and telecom conglomerate, is in shrinking mode. It hasn't had any trouble drumming up interest from far-flung corners of the world for its More… |
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BP hopes to join UAE oil biddingOil major BP, shut out of pre-qualification bidding to develop Abu Dhabi's largest onshore oil fields, is hopeful it can be included in the process and is waiting to hear soon on the issue, chief executive Bob Dudley said o More… |
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BP not invited for Abu Dhabi oilfields biddingBP has been excluded from the pre-qualification bidding process to develop Abu Dhabi's largest onshore oil fields, the concession for which is set to expire in 2014, according to a report by the Petroleum Intelligence Weekly. BP, which has More… |
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Few takers in Iraq's latest energy auctionIraq awarded only one out of six new oil and gas blocks to foreign companies on Wednesday after tough contract terms dampened interest during a fourth energy bidding round the Opec-member hoped would further expand its energy sector. Baghd More… |
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Intense bidding seen for PetroRabigh expansionSaudi-based contractors expect fierce competition in bidding for the expansion of PetroRabigh petrochemical complex as firms strive for more work in the world's largest oil exporter. Bidding on seven packages as part of the expansion f More… |
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Iraq row over 4th energy bid roundIraq's 4th energy bidding round, scheduled for January, must be delayed until a new hydrocarbons law is passed, the head of the Iraqi parliament's oil and gas committee said on Monday. Any contracts signed as a result of the auction would More… |
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Iraq to invite firms to develop Nassiriya oilfieldIraq plans to invite international oil companies to develop the Nassiriya oilfield in a bidding round later this year, a senior Iraqi government official said on Monday. Pre-qualified Japanese companies will be invited to develop the field More… |
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Iraq plans 4th bidding round for gas contractsIraq is considering holding a fourth bidding round for international energy firms interested in gas exploration contracts, government officials said on Sunday. Iraq will 'initially' offer 12 exploration blocs, Oil Minister Abdul Ka More… |
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Oil giants eye onshore blocks in OmanFrance's Total, Britain's BP and Portugal's Partex are among the bidders to develop three onshore blocks in Oman, an official said on Thursday. "We have had a lot of interests from oil majors to sign two year exploration agreements. If oil More… |
