Hong Kong Market Moves On China Mobile
The telecoms operator posts strong earnings, and investors in HK looked forward to favorable news from oil companies; elsewhere, rising oil and inlfation fears kept stocks in check.
Stocks, oil fall as Asia raises fuel prices (Reuters)
Reuters - Oil prices fell below $122 a barrel on Thursday, down for a third day as the U.S. dollar climbed and fears over demand grew after India and Malaysia raised fuel prices, weighing on resource-related shares. 
Stocks dive on US slump
The share market opens lower after US and European stocks slump.
Woodside searches for oil off Korea
Woodside Petroleum has started exploring for oil off South Korea's east coast with Korea National Oil.
Market flat after Wall St gains
Australian shares ease slightly as falls in oil and metals prices pressure resource firms.
Govt hits back at Woodside over tax slug
The Rudd government has hit back at gas giant Woodside Petroleum, saying its new tax slug on light crude oil from the North West Shelf is fair.
Woodside purchases Shell NWS oil assets
Woodside Petroleum says it has completed the purchase of Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary's North West Shelf oil interests.
Tokyo Exporters Drop as Sydney Oil...
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese stocks sliding on exporters, while higher crude-oil prices lifted Australian energy producers.
Woodside to invest 20 million dollars in exploring for oil off SKorea (AFP)
AFP - Australia's Woodside Petroleum will invest at least 20 million dollars in exploring for oil off South Korea's east coast, the economy ministry said Sunday.
Woodside's Mauritania bribe claims end
Energy producer Woodside Petroleum Ltd says it has been cleared of allegations of bribing an official while operating in the African nation of Mauritania.
Woodside maintains production guidance
Woodside Petroleum Ltd has maintained its 2008 production guidance and says it does not take high oil prices for granted over the long term.
Woodside maintains production outlook
Woodside Petroleum maintains its 2008 production guidance and says it does not take high oil prices for granted over the long term.
Britain's BG bids $12 bln for...
Reuters - British gas producer BG Group Plc
has made a $12.1 billion bid approach to Australian
utility and emerging gas player, Origin Energy Ltd ,
seeking to bolster its...
04/30/08
Similar news about Santos Ltd.
Australia says no block to China...
Reuters - Australia said on Sunday no Chinese
companies have been told to withdraw applications to buy into
Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was ...
East Timor Renews Claim on Lucrative...
Experts think the field, which lies in waters claimed by both East Timor and Australia, could be worth $90 billion
Tokyo, Australia Shed Early Gains
Asian markets declined Thursday, as resource stocks such as Japan's Inpex Holdings and Australia's Woodside Petroleum shed gains from the previous day on a pullback in commodity...
ANZ reveals it has fingers in a dozen more pies
ANZ has finally revealed it holds more than 5 per cent of a further 12 companies, through shares worth more than $1.1 billion offered by its stock-lending business.
High oil prices help fund Woodside's Pluto project
Woodside Petroleum, Australia's second-biggest oil and gas producer, said gains from rising crude-oil prices are helping the company fund its Pluto liquefied natural gas project with less debt than planned.
Tokyo, Australia Shed Early Gains
Asian markets declined Thursday, as resource stocks such as Japan's Inpex Holdings and Australia's Woodside Petroleum shed gains from the previous day on a pullback in commodity...
Stocks to watch
Stocks of interest on the Australian Stock Exchange today.
Woodside sales, production down in Q1
Woodside Petroleum has reported lower production and sales for the first quarter of 2008.
Cyclones hit Woodside output
Woodside Petroleum says first-quarter output falls 4% from a year earlier due to cyclones, maintenance and the sale of assets.
Record oil price keeps Woodside on...
WOODSIDE PETROLEUM has maintained its annual production forecast of 80 million to 86 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) despite producing only 17.2 million boe in the first...
Stocks open higher
The Australian share market has opened higher on the back of a solid performance by Wall Street overnight.
Strong start sustained through the...
THE Australian sharemarket closed firmly in positive territory as a surging oil price helped energy stocks and encouraging news from some US regional banks boosted financial...
Asian shares climb, cheered by U.S....
Reuters - Asian stocks scored solid gains on
Wednesday, with high-tech exporters buoyed by a reassuring
outlook from industry leader Intel Corp and energy
shares underpinned...