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  • Iraq inks oil deal with Russia's Lukoil

    ...to boost the output of a resource crucial to its postwar reconstruction efforts.Lukoil had partnered with Norway 's Statoil ASA to bid to develop the 12.88 billion barrel West Qurna Phase 2 field, the crown jewel of the 15 fields offered during Iraq's second... |more

  • McDermott buys stakes in 2 construction vessels

    ...J. Ray McDermott SA has purchased a 50 percent stake in North Ocean 102 and a 75 percent stake in North Ocean 105 from Oceanteam ASA . McDermott said it will charter the vessels for five years, after which it will have the option to purchase Oceanteam's stake... |more

  • Statoil gas platform shut down after leak

    ...(AP) â A gas leak shut down production Friday at a North Sea natural gas platform operated by Statoil ASA , the company said.Production was halted at the unmanned Sleipner B platform after an alarm alerted workers at a nearby processing facility to the leak,... |more

  • Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft

    ...order sets a precedent for other parts of its business, such as Office and Vista.— Dec. 13: Web browser developer Opera Software ASA asks European regulators to force Microsoft Corp. to give users a choice of Internet software with its Windows operating system.2008—... |more

  • Microsoft, EU close chapter of antitrust battle

    ...European Commission's Web browser investigation began with a complaint from Norwegian Web browser maker Opera Software ASA in late 2007. At first, Microsoft offered to sell a Europe-only version of Windows with no browser at all, which regulators denounced... |more

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