Japanese Stocks Gain on Oil’s Surge; Mitsubishi Corp. Advances

Bloomberg.com
Japanese stocks rose, led by oil- related companies such as Mitsubishi Corp. and Inpex Holdings Inc., after the price of crude surged the most in 16 months.
Canon Inc. paced gains by exporters after a U.S. index of leading indicators rose last month for the first time since September and Sun Microsystems Inc. reported higher earnings [...]

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Petroleum Industry Comes to the Rescue of Arctic Town in Oil-Rich Norway

The sprawling fish processing plant that once dominated the downtown waterfront of this Arctic town is gone, with workers racing in the Polar darkness to build its replacement, a sparkling new cultural center.
It’s a sign of new prosperity since the arrival of “The Oil” — as Norwegians call the petroleum industry — to the northern [...]

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The Shareholders of Compagnie Generale de Geophysique are Invited to a Combined General Meeting (Ordinary and Extraordinary) to be Held on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. CET

Palais Brongniart, Petit Auditorium, 75002 Paris; Entrance rue Notre Dame des Victoires.
This meeting is convened to resolve upon issue of shares to be made in favor of VERITAS DGC Inc. shareholders
In order to participate personally or to be represented at the Meeting:
- Holders of registered shares must have the shares registered in their name at [...]

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Hess Chairman and Chief Executive John Hess Sells 8,500 Shares

The chairman and chief executive of oil and gas producer Hess Corp. sold 8,500 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.
In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, John B. Hess reported he sold the shares Wednesday and Thursday for $50 apiece.

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Zimbabwe Plans to Increase Gold Production and Gold Mines Exploration

Zimbabwe’s gold production this year is set to double despite a lack of capital, frequent power cuts and uncertainty over an ownership law that are stalling the sector’s recovery, an industry official said on Wednesday.
Mining has overtaken agriculture as Zimbabwe’s main foreign currency earner after President Robert Mugabe’s seizure of white-owned farms to resettle landless [...]

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