MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2012, MercoPress. http://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Repsol-YPF CEO holds “positive and constructive” meeting with Argentine officials]]> Antonio Brufau was told Argentina wants long term investments in the industry The Buenos Aires media revealed late Tuesday that Antonio Brufau, CEO from Repsol-YPF, which has a dominating position in the oil and gas market in Argentina met with top officials from the President Cristina Fernandez administration.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:10:00 GMT <![CDATA[Oil rig operating in the Falklands signs three year contract off Norway]]> Leiv Eirikson arrived from Greenland and is expected to return northbound end of 2012, beginning 2013 A consortium of companies appears to be spending a large day-rate on an Ocean Rig unit which has been fixed for a firm three years off Norway. The semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson, currently operating in Falklands waters has been wrapped up for a 15-well program over a minimum of 1070 days on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Greek rig owner Ocean Rig said on Monday.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina puts pressure on YPF: wants oil companies with long term investments]]> Vice president Boudou, the short term financial logics does not serve the purposes of the country Vice President Amado Boudou brushed aside ‘Repsol-YPF nationalization rumours’ and said Argentina is interested in oil companies that make long term investments and don’t fall prey of short term financial profits.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:59:00 GMT <![CDATA[“Leo” wines to support Messi’s Foundation programs to help children promoting sports]]> Currently the best player in the world, and disputing the title of best of all times An Argentine winery will be launching next April a line of Sauvignon and Chardonnay with the brand name “Leo” in honour of the brilliant player and striker of the world’s currently greatest team Barcelona, Leonel Messi.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brazil privatizes concessions of the country’s three busiest air terminals]]> Eduardo Eurnekian, head of Corporation America Brazil awarded on Monday contracts for private companies to expand and operate terminals at three of the country's busiest airports, hoping concessions worth 24.5 billion Reais (14.21bn dollars) will improve the cramped and delay-plagued facilities amid soaring demand for air travel and preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Jackie Chan to promote Brazilian manufactured executive aircraft in China]]> Embraer Brand Ambassador with his Legacy 650 painted with a dragon logo Brazil’s aircraft manufacturer Embraer has delivered a Legacy 650 to celebrity Jackie Chan for the Chinese market. The aircraft is painted with a dragon logo.

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Shell announces major investment drive to boost falling production]]> Chief executive Peter Voser: 80% of the new investment would be focused on upstream operations Royal Dutch Shell has said it will launch a major investment drive in an effort to boost falling production. The oil giant said it would spend 30bn dollars on new oil and gas projects this year, compared with 24bn in 2011.

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:25:00 GMT <![CDATA[US court rules 17 tons of 19th century rescued silver coins must be returned to Spain]]> The treasure recovered by Odyssey is allegedly from the wreck “Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes” found off the coast of Portugal in 2007 A US federal judge has ruled against Odyssey Marine Exploration in its legal row with Spain over 17 tons of silver coins recovered from a sunken 19th century Spanish galleon.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands’ second exploration round takes off south of the Islands]]> Ocean ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Leiv Eiriksson spudded the first well this week A new round of Falkland Islands oil exploration began this week when London AIM listed Borders & Southern Petroleum plc announced that their first exploration well, located approximately 140 kilometres south of the Islands, was spudded on 31st January 2012.

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT <![CDATA[Buenos Aires La Nacion in talks to acquire Hispanic media group in the US]]> New York’s El Diario La Prensa and Los Angeles' La Opinion, some of the newspapers included in the package Two news sources, New York Post and New York One report that the Hispanic media group ImpreMedia is in talks with Argentine newspaper group La Nacion which is interested in the US Spanish publications.

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