http://www.mail.com/companies/13144-total-sa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/13144-total-sa.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1869582-cyprus-to-grant-gas-drilling-license.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will give France's Total SA a license to drill for offshore oil and gas deposits, a move the cash-strapped country hopes will yield much-needed revenue. Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said Tuesday the licensing deal, which will be signed Wednesday, covers drilling in two of 13 blocks on the southern coast that make up... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1869582-cyprus-to-grant-gas-drilling-license.html 2013-02-05T14:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842736-cyprus-signs-gas-drilling-deal-with-consortium.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus signed a deal on Thursday allowing a consortium of foreign companies to drill for natural gas off the island's southern coast. Commerce Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis said a signing bonus of €150 million ($200 million) will flow into state coffers. That's good news for the cash-strapped country that only has enough money to pay ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842736-cyprus-signs-gas-drilling-deal-with-consortium.html 2013-01-24T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829516-oil-firm-to-boost-exports-iraqi-kurdish-area.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Genel Energy PLC, a company led by the former BP chief executive that recently started shipping oil from Iraq's self-rule Kurdish region, said Friday it plans to increase the amount it exports from the enclave despite Baghdad's opposition. The exports risk provoking lawsuits from the central government and are likely to exacerbate tensions ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829516-oil-firm-to-boost-exports-iraqi-kurdish-area.html 2013-01-18T12:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1813424-iraq-threatens-to-seize-oil-shipments-sue-dealers.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has threatened to seize oil exports made without its consent and sue companies dealing in what it sees as contraband crude just days after the country's self-rule Kurdish region began unilaterally exporting oil. The spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish regional government, Safeen Dizayee, confirmed Friday that the largely autonomous territory ... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1813424-iraq-threatens-to-seize-oil-shipments-sue-dealers.html 2013-01-11T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785186-4-foreign-sailors-kidnapped-nigeria-coast.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a supply tug boat off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, kidnapping foreign sailors, including Italians, in the latest attack in the West African region that is increasingly dangerous for shippers and oil companies, officials said Monday. The attack happened 40 nautical miles off the coast of Bayelsa stat... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785186-4-foreign-sailors-kidnapped-nigeria-coast.html 2012-12-24T13:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1776244-cyprus-halts-drilling-talks-with-total-novatek.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has broken off licensing negotiations for offshore natural gas drilling with a consortium made up of French firm Total S.A. and Russia's Novatek. Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou says that progress in those talks were "unsatisfactory." Stefanou said Wednesday negotiations will begin with a company composed of Italy's EN... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1776244-cyprus-halts-drilling-talks-with-total-novatek.html 2012-12-19T12:56:00Z