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CPP dives as orders from Barclaycard are cut on FSA probe

11.04.11
The pain keeps on coming for investors in CPP Group. Shares in the identity theft protection group plunged 20p to 130p today after the company warned that profits beyond next year would be hit by an investigation from the City watchdog... more

Royal Dutch Shell discusses plans for 24% stake in Woodside Petroleum

21.02.11
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is in talks with Woodside Petroleum about what it plans to do with its remaining 24% stake in the company... more

Shell to build up its cash reserves with $3.3bn sale

08.11.10
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell sets out plans to raise $3.3 billion (£2 billion) by selling a third of its stake in Woodside Petroleum, one of Australia’s biggest oil and gas firms... more

Outsourcing loses its lustre as George Osborne takes axe to public spending

24.05.10
Market Round-up: Fears that government spending cuts would eat into profits at outsourcing firms sends the sector sinking... more

BG jumps as Shell takeover rumour sweeps the City

19.06.09
Shares in oil and gas giants BG Group, up 30p at 1057p, and Royal Dutch Shell, 26p better at 1603p, were the subject of a burst of takeover speculation... more

BHP is boosted by Woodside bid hope

02.04.09
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, has a stack of cash burning a hole in its pocket and wants to spend it on a major acquisition... more

Woodside confident over fundraising

20.02.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum insists it will not be forced into asset sales, and believes it can raise funds of up to $1.7 billion from the debt markets... more

New blow for Rio Tinto's China deal

18.02.09
Mining: Rio Tinto's attempt to ram through a sale of up to 18% of the company to the Chinese was dealt another hammer blow... more

Woodside set to take £204m hit on profits

22.01.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about £204 million will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses... more

Woodside set to take £204m hit on profits

22.01.09
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about A$430 million (£204.1 million) will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses.... more

Oil prices on the slide as fears grow of global slump

13.11.08
Energy: Oil prices fall to just above $50 a barrel, marking a loss of two-thirds in value from their peak in July... more

BHP puts faith in Oz oil and gas

27.10.08
Energy: Resources giant BHP Billiton says it has "outstanding" opportunities for growth in Australia's oil and gas sector and is assessing five major petroleum projects... more

Woodside fights Oz carbon move

16.09.08
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum, 34%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, says a planned Australian carbon-trading scheme will more than double its operating costs on most projects... more

Market report: Oil-price decline ‘puts BG in takeover frame’

04.09.08
The steady slide in the oil price may have been good news for motorists and business, but it has played havoc with the share price of BG Group, and City speculators claim this leaves the oil and gas explorer vulnerable to takeover.... more

Oil’s climb fuels leap by Woodside

27.08.08
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum, 34%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, has seen first-half net profit rise 67% on higher crude prices and output from a new oil project off Australia’s northwest coast... more

Oil-price spiral lifts Woodside

17.07.08
Woodside Petroleum, the Australian producer 34-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, says second-quarter sales jumped 52% thanks to soaring oil prices... more


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