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Australia calls for halt on Libya imports
The Australian government has called on the country's refiners to avoid buying oil that could fund Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Sidi Dhaher-1 spud delayed
Australia-listed ADX Energy said it delayed the mobilization of the rig which was scheduled to spud the Sidi Dhaher-1 well within the Chorbane exploration permit in Tunisia. Libya seeks Italy’s help with Ras Lanouf fire
Libya's de facto oil minister says he has asked Italian oil giant Eni SpA for help in putting out a fire at an eastern oil facility that was the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and government loyalists. Opec considering output boost
Opec is in consultations regarding a potential boost in oil output but hasn't decided whether to approve one, said Kuwait's Oil Minister. BP backs off from Algeria asset sales
BP has backed off from plans to sell assets in Algeria, the country's energy minister said, a blow to potential Russian buyer TNK-BP Ltd. but a vote of confidence for the nation amid unrest in other parts of North Africa. RWE Dea: Approval for Clipper South Gas Field Development Plan
RWE Dea's subsidiary in the United Kingdom, RWE Dea UK, announced today that the field development plan for the Clipper South gas field has been approved by the Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Wasit ‘award’ for Saipem
Italian oil services contractor Saipem is reported to have won a contract for offshore work at Saudi Aramco's non-associated gas fields feeding Wasit, Saudi Arabia's biggest gas plant, according to industry sources. Petroceltic finds Algerian gas
London-listed Petroceltic International has found gas at well AT-4 on its Isarene Permit in Algeria, despite producing lower than expected gas flows. 
