London-based oil and gas exploration company Gulfsands Petroleum is in talks about a possible takeover with Chinese state-owned Sinochem.

Nasdaq OMX Group and the Brazilian financial exchange BM&F Bovespa have announced they will be holding talks for the next two months to discuss a possible tie-up.

Dublin-based newspaper publisher Independent News & Media has announced it will sell its South African unit, INM outdoor, for Ôé¼98 million.

US technology and services giant General Electric (GE) has been selected by KuwaitÔÇÖs central tenders committee to build a 2,000 megawatt power plant in the emirate. The Subbiya plant will be constructed in the north of Kuwait, across the bay from the capital Kuwait City and is expected to raise the stateÔÇÖs electrical power generation capacity to 14,000 megawatts. With one of the world's highest per capita power consumption rates, the emirate has said it aims to increase its power capacity to around 16,000 megawatts by 2012. The Subbiya plant is expected to come on st

US technology and services giant General Electric (GE) has been selected by KuwaitÔÇÖs central tenders committee to build a 2,000 megawatt power plant in the emirate.

Dublin-based C&C Group has bought TennentÔÇÖs lager for ┬ú180 million (Ôé¼205 million), it was announced today.

Texan energy firm ConocoPhillips and Ireland-based Tullow Oil have been awarded offshore blocks to explore for gas in the Bay of Bengal, it has been announced.┬á  Two deep-water offshore gas blocks have been leased to Houston-based ConocoPhillips, and one shallow-water block to Tullow Oil.┬á The companies will be given a production-sharing contract as well as the rights to export the gas as liquefied natural gas, or LNG.┬á Exploration work in the disputed waters could start as early next year, with the companies predicted to spend around $160.5 million, using hydrocarbon

US energy firm ConocoPhillips and Ireland-based Tullow Oil have been awarded offshore blocks to explore for gas in the Bay of Bengal, it has been announced.

Canadian oil and gas producer Crescent Point Energy Group has agreed to buy oil and gas firm Wave Energy for C$665 million, in a bid to boost its Saskatchewan oil assets.  The deal will give Calgary-based Crescent Point control of land in Saskatchewan's Lower Shaunavon resource play that could contain over one billion barrels of oil, the company said. Crescent Point, which is on a drive to significantly boost its assets in Saskatchewan, also confirmed it had acquired additional assets in the region for a total of C$258 million, as part of a separate deal.

Scottish exploration group Cairn Energy announced today that it is to begin pumping the first oil from its major development in Rajasthan, India.