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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... uranium exploration which rose by 35 per cent or $6.4 million. Gold exploration fell by 5.6 per cent or $6.2 million. Petroleum exploration increased by 28.6 per cent to $108.7 million which was composed of a 34 per cent increase in offshore exploration ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... share price index contract was down 20 points to 5577, on a volume of 27,162 contracts. Oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum was one of the earlier movers, losing 33 cents to $38.34 by 1021 AEDT. Santos dropped seven cents to $9.85 and Oil Search fell ...

Energy field nationalism to impact investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... Australian Government's export credit agency, reports that resource nationalism has become a growing issue for mining and petroleum companies working in emerging economies. EFIC cites cases of Governments moving to seize control of their resources in ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... down," she said. "Oil fell slightly, mostly due to weakness in price in the US overnight." On the oil front, Woodside Petroleum slumped 24 cents to $37.75, while Santos climbed one cent to $9.83 and Oil Search rose two cents to $3.20, as world oil prices ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... Oil producer Santos dropped 24 cents to $9.86 and Oil Search fell four cents to $3.29. Bucking the trend was Woodside Petroleum which rose 14 cents to $37.64. The oil price fell overnight, with January crude settling 99 US cents or 1.6 per cent lower ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... settling up $US1.47, or 2.4 per cent, at $US62.46 a barrel. Local energy stocks rose on the news. Oil producer Woodside Petroleum shot up 85 cents to $37.37, Oil Search rose eight cents to $3.39 and Santos added nine cents to $10.35.

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... of 6,937 contracts. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said falls in Westpac and oil producer Woodside Petroleum, and a subdued resources sector were offsetting a positive US lead and strengthening commodity prices. "The Dow wasn't up ...

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... presently in the pipeline valued at $34.9 billion for the 94 advanced projects of the list of 268 that are current. Petroleum and coal projects account for about half or $16.4 billion of the advanced projects.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... cents to $77.75. US crude oil futures ended more than a dollar lower on Friday, effecting local energy stocks. Woodside Petroleum fell 17 cents to $38.45, Santos 20 cents to $10.90 and Oil Search 8 cents to $3.38. US stocks ended higher on Friday, with ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... financial and resources stocks. Rio Tinto was the big mover in early trade, up 47 cents to $77.52 at 1200 AEST, and Woodside Petroleum was up 18 cents to $37.85. QBE Insurance gained 39 cents to $24.59, Macquarie Bank was 40 cents stronger at $74.60 ...