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Cairn to acquire onshore Egypt assets

Cairn Energy plc and partner Cheiron Petroleum Corp hope to purchase a portfolio of upstream oil and gas assets for US$646 million ($323m net to Cairn) in the Western Desert, onshore Egypt. The acquisition of hydrocarbon production, development and exploration interests from Shell Egypt NV and Shell Austria GmbH (Shell) will have an additional contingent […]

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Power Metal acquires further Ontario gold properties

Power Metal Resources plc has exercised its options to buy two further properties on the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt in north-western Ontario, Canada. OPTION The Magical and Enable properties are the final two of four gold exploration properties on which the company signed an exclusive option to acquire a 100% interest. The move follows the company’s […]