MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 15th 2013
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Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 07:24 UTC
Uruguay awards French company contract for 1.2bn dollars re-gasification plant
Uruguay awarded French gas and power group GDF Suez SA a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification plant at an estimated cost of 1.125 billion dollars, the government said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 07:21 UTC
Chinese Vice-president asks Venezuelan government for efficiency in joint-projects
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Tuesday asked the Venezuelan government for efficiency in managing an agro-industrial plant it has begun building near Caracas with a 52 million dollars investment from Beijing.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 06:56 UTC
Falklands imposes heavy fine on Taiwanese jigger for ignoring licence conditions
The Falkland Islands Magistrates court last week imposed a heavy fine on a Taiwanese company and the master of the vessel Hua Sheng 626 after admitting to a number of fishing offences, according to a report by Stacy Bragger’s from FIRS.
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Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 06:50 UTC
BP and Total win exploration rights in virgin waters of Brazil’s Amazon basin
BP and Total, Europe’s biggest oil companies after Shell, won exploration rights in the Amazon basin as Brazil’s first oil auction in five years attracts a record level of bids. Total, based in Paris, gained exploration access to operate five blocks at the Foz do Amazonas basin in northern Brazil together with partners BP and Petrobras, the oil regulator said on Tuesday.
