Shell, PetroChina on target for Australia's Arrow
| DATE: 2010-03-22

SYDNEY, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - Shell and PetroChina looked set to gain an important presence in Australia's nascent coal seam gas industry on Monday as Arrow Energy recommended an increased 3.15 billion US dollar takeover offer.
The energy giants offered 4.70 Australian dollars (4.30 US) a share..[Full Story]


US firms feel increasingly unwelcome in China: survey
| DATE: 2010-03-22

BEIJING, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - A growing number of American businesses feel unwelcome in China because of what they see as discriminatory government policies and inconsistent legal treatment, a survey released Monday said.
The American Chamber of Commerce in China asked 203 member companies if..[Full Story]


Oil prices lower in Asian trade
| DATE: 2010-03-22

SINGAPORE, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - Oil prices dipped to near 80 dollars a barrel in Asian trade Monday, extending last week's losses which were caused by gains in the US dollar.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for April delivery was down 50 cents to 80.18 dollars a barrel.
London's..[Full Story]


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