International Business News - STOSY http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Asian stock markets suffered a regionwide retreat Thursday, as Chinese and Hong Kong stocks fell back a day after posting big gains on speculation that Beijing planned to implement market-boosting measures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/asian-shares-down-on-china-hong-kong-reversals.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:09:57 EDT British natural gas producer BG Group Plc. on Tuesday made a third bid to buy Australia's Origin Energy Ltd., the country's second-largest power company, in a deal worth 13.8 billion Australian dollars ($13 billion). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/bg-group-boosts-offer-for-origin-energy.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:56:24 EDT Britain's BG Group launched a hostile bid Tuesday to buy Australian power company Origin Energy in a deal worth more than $13 billion. BG Group's new takeover attempt follows a bid last month that was initially endorsed by Origin's board but later rejected after a separate deal in the industry caused Origin executives to rethink the company's value. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/bg-group-renews-13b-offer-for-origin-energy.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDT An index of Australian ADRs rose slightly Friday afternoon, even as the broader markets fell on disturbing U.S. unemployment numbers and record-high crude oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/adrs-in-focus-australia-index-posts-slight-gain.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:28:18 EDT Royal Dutch Shell PLC will buy a 776 million Australian dollars (US$741 million; euro478 million) stake in Australia's Arrow Energy Ltd., the companies announced Monday, in the latest in a string of deals in Australia's booming coal seam gas sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/shell-to-buy-stake-in-australias-arrow.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:24:55 EDT Australia's Origin Energy Ltd. rejected a takeover offer from British gas company BG Group on Friday, citing the increased value of its coal seam gas reserves. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/origin-energy-rejects-bg-group-takeover.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 12:42:53 EDT Malaysia's national oil company has agreed to pay Santos Ltd. $2.5 billion for a 40 percent stake in its liquefied natural gas project at Gladstone in the state of Queensland, the Australian energy company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/petronas-to-buy-40-pct-stake-in-santos-project.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 11:45:38 EDT Malaysia's national oil company has agreed to pay Santos Ltd. $2.5 billion for a 40 percent stake in its liquefied natural gas project at Gladstone in the state of Queensland, the Australian energy company said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118636-katrina-anniversary.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/petronas-to-take-stake-in-santos-project.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/petronas-to-take-stake-in-santos-project.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 02:52:27 EDT