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Acquisition of 70% of ENGIE E&P International
Oil & Gas Asia PacificPrivate equity-backed operators have poured billions of dollars into the North Sea upstream industry over the last 18 months. Neptune Energy’s first deal to buy out ENGIE's portfolio seals the entry of another independent, but is likely to be the last in a flurry of sales of mega-sized upstream portfolios by majors
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League table high achievers
Oil & Gas Asia PacificWith every new set of performance rankings, whatever or whoever is being measured, there are winners and there are losers. Those who exceed expectations, and those who have had a shocker
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Pakistan’s power potential
Oil & Gas Asia PacificPakistan, a country where over 140 million people don’t have access to power, is investing heavily in its energy sector. And Asian investors are taking advantage
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Australia’s gas supply shortage
Oil & Gas Asia PacificSeveral regions of Australia are suffering blackouts due to a domestic gas supply shortage. Given the numerous and very large LNG projects being developed in the country, the shortage seems extraordinary
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Iran’s oil ambitions take shape
Oil & Gas Asia PacificTehran’s plans to tender 50 oil and gas projects are taking shape with invitations to prequalify recently issued by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). With the new Iranian petroleum contract (IPC), governing the terms of the deals, now approved by ministerial resolution, sponsors have better clarity on contractual requirements
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A glut of LNG export projects
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe cost overrun figures quoted for Australian LNG projects this week were startling and additional costs are the last thing sponsors need given market conditions
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Oil rebound sparks investment hopes
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe price of Brent crude oil rose to its highest level in a year earlier this week, raising hopes that investment levels in the beleaguered oil and gas sector could soon begin to rise
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Data analysis: North America beats Europe as fundraising focus
Oil & Gas Asia PacificFundraising activities have been geared towards global opportunities in the past eighteen months, with North America beating Europe for funds with a regional focus
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Indonesia’s new oil & gas law
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe preferential treatment offered to Pertamina under Indonesia’s oil & gas law may scare off foreign investment at a time when the country needs it most
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Data Analysis: Asia-Pacific investment volumes
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia Pacific's infrastructure deficit is vast but the number of bankable deals is still small, leading to patchy deal flow and wild fluctuations in investment volumes when comparing one year to the next
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Obstacles to an Iranian infrastructure bonanza
Oil & Gas Asia PacificEnergy and infrastructure investors and advisers - particularly those focused on oil and gas projects - were understandably excited by the news of an agreed nuclear deal between Western governments and Iran
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QCLNG pipeline acquisition, Australia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAgainst the fanfare of Australia's state privatisation programmes, APA Group in June 2015 closed its $4.6 billion acquisition of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) pipeline from BG Group with minimal fuss
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Central Asia’s oil and gas future
Oil & Gas Asia PacificCentral Asia has tremendous potential for oil and gas development, but getting projects to run on time is no easy task
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Donggi-Senoro LNG, Indonesia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe $2.8 billion Donggi-Senoro LNG project is the first LNG financing in Indonesia to dispense with a trustee borrowing scheme
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Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Deal of the Year 2013: Senoro Upstream
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia-Pacific Oil & Gas Deal of the Year 2013: Senoro Upstream
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Asia-Pacific Mining & Metals Deal of the Year 2012: POSCO Krakatau
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia-Pacific Mining & Metals Deal of the Year 2012: POSCO Krakatau
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Asia-Pacific Oil & Gas Deal of the Year 2012: Australia Pacific LNG
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia-Pacific Oil & Gas Deal of the Year 2012: Australia Pacific LNG