News on West Africa

Halliburton profit rises, tops Wall St view

2011-01-24T04:30:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co , the world's second-largest oilfield services, reported higher quarterly profit as drilling activity in its North American market remained strong.

Fourth-quarter net profit rose to $605 million, or 66 cents per share, from $243 million, or 27 cents per share, ...

Chalco says confident on Guinea ore field approval

2010-08-24T01:15:39Z

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) said Tuesday it was confident Guinea's government would approve its bid to jointly develop a huge African iron ore field with mining giant Rio Tinto.

China's biggest alumina producer signed an agreement ...

Coca-Cola Hellenic posts Q1 profit of $34 million

2010-04-29T01:15:15Z

Coca-Cola Hellenic's 1st quarter net profits soar following cost-cutting drive

Greece's Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, the second biggest bottler of Coke in the world,...

Oil giant Total reports 54% profit plunge

2010-04-16T09:24:57Z

French oil giant Total on Wednesday reported a third quarter net profit plunge of 54 percent on a year earlier to 1.87 billion euros (2.76 billion dollars) because of the slump in oil prices.

The result was slightly better than the 1.84 billion euro profit that had been expected by analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires.

Over the first nine months of 2009, Total profits came to 5.70 billion euros --...

Noble Energy posts weaker 3Q profit

2010-04-16T09:32:57Z

Noble Energy posts weaker 3rd-quarter profit as slumping commodity prices weigh down results

Noble Energy Inc. reported sharply lower third-quarter earnings Thursday, as lower commodity prices eroded the oil and gas producer's revenue.

Net income fell to $107 million, or 61 cents per share, for the three months ended in September, down 89 percent from $974 million, or $5.37 per share, during t...

Global Industries, Ltd. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-22T07:21:57Z

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Shell profits plunge 62% with oil prices

2010-09-22T13:19:32Z

British energy group Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit plunged 62 percent to 3.488 billion dollars (2.645 billion euros) as oil prices slumped in an economic downturn.

"First quarter 2009 performance was affected by the weaker global economy, with a challenging upstream and downstream business environment," Chief Ex...

Energy giant Shell profits plunge with oil prices

2010-09-22T13:19:33Z

Energy group Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit plunged 62 percent to 2.372 billion pounds as oil prices slumped in an economic downturn.

"First quarter 2009 performance was affected by the weaker global economy, with a challenging upstream and downstream business environment," Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer...

Surveying The Damage

2010-10-21T09:54:01Z

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Hess Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-21T09:18:36Z

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Halliburton 4Q falls 32 pct on DOJ settlement

2010-04-16T15:10:30Z

Halliburton fourth-quarter profit down 32 percent, announced potential settlement with DOJ

Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Monday but said lower energy prices will mean diminished spending on production and exploration this year.

The company also said it has agreed to pay $559 million to settle corruption charges with the

Exxon Mobil, Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-21T09:10:02Z

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Energem Resources swings to Q2 net profit on partial disposal

2010-10-21T09:38:41Z

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Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-19T16:30:22Z

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Noble Energy Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-15T09:29:19Z

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Ivory Coast

2011-01-03T20:30:49Z

Benin President Boni Yayi, left, walks with Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma, on arrival at the airport in Abidjan, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. African leaders returned to Ivory Coast...

Stanford California Basketball

2011-01-02T15:00:17Z

Stanford's Sarah Boothe, right, struggles for the ball with California's Rama N'diaye of Senegal, during the first half of an NCAA...

Nigeria Barracks Explosion

2011-01-01T08:30:10Z

The victim of a bomb explosion is been treated by medical staff at the Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. A bomb blast tore through a beer garden at a Nigerian army barracks where revelers had gathered to celebrate New Year's Eve, witnesses said. State-run television reported Friday night that 30 peop...

APTOPIX Nigeria Barracks Explosion

2011-01-01T08:01:26Z

A truck transports the bodies of bomb explosion victims to a mortuary in, Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. A bomb blast tore through a beer garden at a Nigerian army barracks where revelers had gathered to celebrate New Year's Eve, witnesses said. State-run television reported Friday night that 30 people died, though police immediately disputed that. (AP Photo/Felix Onigbinde)

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Nigeria-Violence

2010-12-28T04:31:14Z

Bystanders gather around a burned car outside the Victory Baptist Church in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. Authorities say dozens of assailants attacked the church on Christmas Eve, killing the pastor, two members of the choir and two people passing by the church....