Egypt signs oil, gas exploration deal with Shell, Petronas

CAIRO, Sept 15 (Reuters): Egypt has signed a deep-water oil and gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia's Petronas worth around $1 billion for 8 wells in the country's West Nile Delta, the petroleum ministry said on Saturday.Country also signed a second $10 million deal with Rockhopper, Kuwait...

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Gold Fields plans to extend life of Peru mine

LIMA, Sept 14 (Reuters): South African miner Gold Fields Ltd aims to extend the life of its Cerro Corona gold mine in Peru through 2040 with an investment of at least $240 million, the company's vice president for the Americas said late on Wednesday."We're doing studies with Peruvian consulting firms...

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From Left to Right: Dr AKM Moazzem Hossain, Honorary Advisor

From Left to Right: Dr AKM Moazzem Hossain, Honorary Advisor of AOTS, BAAS; Prof. Katsutoshi Ayano; Shinya Kuwayama, President, AOTS, Japan; Dr Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister; Architect Zakariul Islam Swapan, President, BAAS and Muhammad Halimuzzaman, Vice President, BAAS, and Convener of the 50-Year Celebration Committee, are...

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