Topic: West Africa

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 with Rio last month to ...

Coca-Cola Hellenic's 1st quarter net profits soar following cost-cutting driveGreece's Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, the second biggest bottler of Coke in the world, said Thursday its profits soared in the first quarter following cost-cutting and restructuring. CCHBC said in a statement ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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