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		<title>Exxon, KRG yet to confirm Turkish exploration deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil will not confirm if it has reached a deal with state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp. to jointly explore for oil and gas in six blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Prequalification tender to supply LNG to Jordan closes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prequalification tender to supply LNG to Jordan’s proposed 3.5 mtpa FSRU project in the Port of Aqaba closed on Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon to approach market for LNG supplies in early June</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/lebanon-to-approach-market-for-lng-supplies-in-early-june/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/lebanon-to-approach-market-for-lng-supplies-in-early-june/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lebanon expects to start negotiations with potential LNG providers in June for the supply of LNG into the country’s 3.5 mtpa FSRU, an adviser to the Lebanese energy minister told Interfax on Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel launches lone LNG cargo tender</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/israel-launches-lone-cargo-tender/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/israel-launches-lone-cargo-tender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Torquato</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dubai receives first cargo of 2013</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/dubai-receives-first-cargo-of-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/dubai-receives-first-cargo-of-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Torquato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Rekayyat]]></category>
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		<title>BOI cuts interest rates to counter Tamar impact</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/boi-cuts-interest-rates-to-counter-tamar-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/boi-cuts-interest-rates-to-counter-tamar-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tamar gas field]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Israel (BOI) has launched a foreign exchange purchase programme to counter the impact of gas production from the Tamar field on the Israeli economy. 
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		<title>Dana Gas closes sukuk refinancing</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/dana-gas-closes-sukuk-refinancing/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/dana-gas-closes-sukuk-refinancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exotix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sukuk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dana Gas closed a restructuring of its $1 billion sukuk (Islamic bond) debt this week, with a new five-year maturity date which gives Dana 'a lot of breathing room' to focus on its next challenge of collecting overdue payments for gas produced in Iraqi Kurdistan and Egypt, according to Ghassan Chehayeb, director of credit research at Exotix. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cyprus appoints new DEFA head, proceeds with LNG bid evaluation</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/cyprus-appoints-new-defa-head-proceeds-with-lng-bid-evaluation/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/cyprus-appoints-new-defa-head-proceeds-with-lng-bid-evaluation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 08:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regasification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cypriot Council of Ministers has appointed Eleni Vassiliadou as the new executive chairman of the Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) one month after the company’s former head, Costas Ioannou, was sacked on charges of serious misconduct. ]]></description>
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		<title>‘Bright future’ for Dana following sukuk restructuring</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bright-future-for-dana-following-sukuk-restructuring/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bright-future-for-dana-following-sukuk-restructuring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bond restructuring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurdistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares in Dana Gas jumped by 3.5% on Thursday on the Abu Dhabi bourse following the announcement the Sharjah-based company has completed the refinancing of its $1 billion sukuk. ]]></description>
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		<title>Kuwait-destined cargo diverted to Greece</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/kuwait-destined-cargo-diverted-to-greece/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/kuwait-destined-cargo-diverted-to-greece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Torquato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An LNG reload originally intended for Kuwait’s Mina Al Ahmadi terminal was diverted at the last minute and arrived at Greece’s Revithoussa terminal on 5 May. ]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish imports flourish</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/turkish-imports-flourish/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/turkish-imports-flourish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Torquato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkish imports have risen in early May as demand for power generation swells]]></description>
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		<title>Bear hunt in Beirut</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bear-hunt-in-beirut/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bear-hunt-in-beirut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bear tracking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Bear-Microsoft.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">With the launch of its first licensing round announced this week, Beirut would do well to heed old Norse wisdom.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon launches first offshore licensing round</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/lebanon-launches-first-offshore-licensing-round/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/lebanon-launches-first-offshore-licensing-round/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Lebanon-blocks1.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">After years of delay, Lebanon has launched its first offshore licensing round. However, prequalified bidders must still wait for PSA terms and the final coordinates of the blocks to be ratified</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyprus hopes to become East Med gas hub – CNHC president</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/cyprus-hopes-to-become-east-med-gas-hub-cnhc-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 13:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Cyprus-and-Israel-gas-fields5.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">As interest in East Mediterranean gas increases, Cyprus is making plans that could see it supplying 50% of Europe's additional gas needs by 2025.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Shell wins Bab sour gas project in Abu Dhabi</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/shell-wins-bab-sour-gas-project-in-abu-dhabi/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/shell-wins-bab-sour-gas-project-in-abu-dhabi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Elston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has selected Shell to develop the $10 billion Bab sour gas project, located 150 km southwest of the city of Abu Dhabi. The Anglo-Dutch major will hold a 40% equity stake in the 30-year joint venture, with ADNOC holding 60%.]]></description>
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