UK oil company Ensco is buying its US rival Pride International for around £4.5 billion in a deal that will create the world's second largest offshore oil and gas driller.
UK oil explorer Regal Petroleum has backed an improved takeover bid from Energees Investments, which came on the back of a rival bid from a Ukrainian billionaire.
Swiss food giant Nestlé has opened a new state-of-the-art factory in Nigeria’s Ogun state.
Dutch oil giant Shell has reported profits of $18.6 billion (£11.5 billion) for 2010, on the back of increased production and rising oil prices.
West Africa-focused Stellar Diamonds has reported “encouraging” initial diamond recoveries from drill core samples of the company's Droujba kimberlite pipe in south-east Guinea.
Employment in the UK’s wind power industry has surged 91 per cent in just three years, according to a report commissioned by trade body RenewableUK.
Final bids have been submitted for the £1 billion contract to build a new crossing over the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
DCNS, a French naval submarine and nuclear technology group, has paid €14 million for a stake in the Irish tidal energy developer OpenHydro.
Europe’s biggest manufacturer of solar panels is to create 300 new jobs at a plant in the UK.
Angola has officially announced the selection of Statoil as an operator and partner in several offshore pre-salt blocks.
Permission has been granted for construction of the final nine kilometres of the Corrib Gas Pipeline in Ireland.
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has expressed “top level interest” in the UK airline Virgin Atlantic, according to reports.
Petra Diamonds has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Finsch diamond mine in South Africa from De Beers.
This Issue features some of the most exciting projects and companies across the globe including ArcelorMittal SA and Twiga Minerals, Guatrain SA , Guyana Water Inc, NWA Jamaica, and many more