Reuters: Namibia News

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to March 2013

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:01 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to March 2013

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:01 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 2-Brazil's HRT jumps on oil outlook

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:37:49 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Shares of HRT Participações em Petróleo SA rose more than 5 percent in São Paulo on Friday after company officials said the Brazilian oil company could have as much as 28 billion barrels of oil and gas in Namibia.

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Brazil's HRT faces Amazon delays

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:28:29 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA faces high water levels on the upper reaches of the Amazon River that could delay drilling in the company's oil and gas concessions in Brazil's Amazon region, Chief Financial Officer Lourenço Bastos-Tigre said on a conference call with investors Friday.

UPDATE 1-Paladin Energy says workers on strike at Malawi mine

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:38:41 +0000

* Government advises workers to return to site on Tuesday

DIARY-Frontier African bond auctions this week

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:54:37 +0000

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The following is a selection of domestic debt auctions expected from frontier African governments this week: GHANA INSTRUMENT AUCTION DATE AMOUNT (mln) 91- & 182-day 18/05/12 425 T-bills; 1- & 2-year notes ($1 = 1.9 cedi) KENYA INSTRUMENT AUCTION DATE AMOUNT (mln) 182-day T-bill 16/05/12 2,000 91-day T-bill 17/05/12

DIARY-Southern & South Africa to March 2013

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

This diary is updated daily. All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time.

UPDATE 2-Brazil's HRT jumps 5 pct on oil outlook

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:06:57 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Shares of HRT Participações em Petróleo SA rose more than 5 percent in São Paulo on Friday after company officials said they expect the Brazilian oil company to have its first commercial output this year and that it could have as much as 28 billion barrels of oil and gas in Namibia.

HRT may sell Amazon gas for power, chemicals

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:46:06 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's HRT Participações em Petroleo SA is in talks with companies to sell them gas from its fields in the Amazon region to produce electricity or make petrochemicals, Chief Executive Officer Marcio Mello told investors on a conference call on Friday.

Brazil's HRT says to have 1st petroleum in 2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:34:44 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA expects to have its first commercial petroleum output by the end of 2012, Chief Financial Officer Lourenço Bastos-Tigre said on a conference call with investors Friday.