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COMMODITIES
Equatorial Guinea to crack down on oil services companies over local jobs
Oil and gas services firms Schlumberger, Subsea 7 and FMC face being banned from working in Equatorial Guinea if they do not commit by the end of this month to create more jobs ...
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Tahoe suspends mining at Peru operation after protest
Canada's Tahoe Resources Inc said on Friday it had temporarily suspended mining operations at its La Arena gold mine in Peru after protesters trespassed on its property and dema...
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Chinese firm launches $832 million Zambia copper mine
NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CNMC), on Wednesday launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the firm's lifes...
DEALS
Qatar-Glencore venture values its Rosneft stake at 7.4 billion euros
QHG Oil Ventures, a joint venture between Qatar Investment Authority and Glencore, has valued a 14.2 percent stake in Rosneft, which it is selling, at 7.4 billion euros ($8.4 bi...
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U.S. NYMEX natgas futures, options volumes fall for sixth straight month in July
Year-over-year average daily volume (ADV) in U.S. natural gas futures and options on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) fell for a sixth month in a row in July, according ...
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Auction to sell Eletrobras subsidiaries could be postponed: source
An auction to sell four subsidiaries of Brazil's state-controlled power company Eletrobras scheduled to take place on Aug. 30 could be postponed, a source closely following the ...
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NZ dairy giant Fonterra cuts earnings guidance, as profit margins shrink
New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, cut its earnings guidance on Friday and lowered its forecast milk payout, looking to bolster its balance sheet amid t...
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Barrick Gold chief Dushnisky quits, joins AngloGold Ashanti as CEO
Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO) said on Monday its Chief Executive Officer Kelvin Dushnisky will step down and take the top job at So...
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Curacao mulling 15 firms to replace Venezuela as refinery operator
Curacao's Isla refinery is considering offers from 15 companies interested in temporarily operating the 335,000-barrel-per-day facility to replace the current operator, Venezuel...
COMMODITIES