LONDON (Alliance News) - British oil major BP will sign a long-term contract worth around USD20 billion, or about GBP11.8 billion, to supply liquefied natural gas to China National Offshore Oil Corp, BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said at a conference in Moscow Tuesday. <b Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Xaar Plummets After Guidance Cut

17th Jun 2014 10:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Whitbread, up 3.1%. The Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee chain operator re Read More

Independent Resources Says Only 14.35% Of Open Offer Shares Taken Up

17th Jun 2014 08:56

LONDON (Alliance News) - Independent Resources PLC Tuesday said a mere 14.35% of its open offer shares were taken up, funding it said it was relying on to meet all of its licence commitments and support operations over the next 12 months. In a statement Monday, the company had said it neede Read More

Independent Resources Says It Needs More Funding As Loss Widens

16th Jun 2014 10:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - Independent Resources PLC Monday said its losses widened in the 15 months to the end of December, while it said it needs to secure its recently proposed funding to meet all of its licence commitments and support operations over the next 12 months. The group said it Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Fenner Slumps On Profit Warning

30th May 2014 11:46

LONDON (Alliance News) - Polymer products manufacturer Fenner saw its shares plummet Friday, after it issued a profit warning that it blamed on a further deterioration in trading in the US and the loss of a profitable contract in Australia. It is the biggest faller Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Smith & Nephew Leads FTSE 100 Risers Again

30th May 2014 11:08

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Smith & Nephew, up 2.2%. The medical technology company, which closed as the blue-chip inde Read More

Independent Resources Seeks Funds To Develop Tunisia Permit

30th May 2014 07:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - Independent Resources PLC Friday said it is looking to raise up to GBP2.8 million before expenses through a placing and open offer, money it will use to develop the Ksar Hadada onshore oil permit in Tunisia that is key to its survival. In a statement, the company sa Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Government Completes 2nd Lloyds Bank Stake Sale

26th Mar 2014 13:40

LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK government has raised a further GBP4.20 billion from its second sale of Lloyds Banking Group PLC shares, meaning it has now recouped GBP7.41 billion of the roughly GBP21 million that taxpayers injected into the bank during the financial crisis.< Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Standard Life Leads FTSE 100 Risers

26th Mar 2014 11:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Standard Life, up 5.2%. The company has agreed to buy Ignis Asset Mana Read More

Independent Resources Announces Resource Estimate For Ksar Hadada

26th Mar 2014 10:25

LONDON (Alliance News) - Independent Resources PLC Wednesday announced a USD837 million unrisked net present value for its Ksar Hadada permit, onshore Tunisia. The exploration and development oil firm said a Competent Persons Report carried out by Blackwatch Petroleum Services Ltd showed to Read More

Independent Resources Moves Closer To Ksar Hadada Licence Extension

20th Feb 2014 09:56

LONDON (Alliance News) - Oil firm Independent Resources said it has received a formal notice from Tunisia's Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines inviting it along with Enterprise Tunisienne d'Activités Pétrolières to submit a revised programme to cover the proposed extended period of the Ksar H Read More

Independent Resources' Pretax Loss Widens On Rivara Gas Storage Appeal

30th Dec 2013 14:17

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