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Australia added the most workers in 14 months in January and the jobless rate unexpectedly declined, spurring investors to increase bets the central bank will extend an interest-rate pause.
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Origin Energy Ltd., the Australian company building a liquefied natural gas project in Queensland with ConocoPhillips, may raise more than $4.5 billion should it dispose of its entire stake in the venture, according to UBS AG.
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Arrow Energy Ltd. shareholders approved a A$3.5 billion ($3.1 billion) takeover by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co., giving the buyers reserves to feed an Australian liquefied natural gas venture.
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BG Group Plc said it will proceed with a $15 billion liquefied natural gas venture in Australia’s Queensland state, the biggest single investment by the U.K.- based energy company.
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China Petrochemical Corp., Asia’s biggest refiner, agreed to invest an estimated $1 billion to increase its stake in an Australian liquefied natural gas project led by ConocoPhillips and Origin Energy Ltd.
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The hilltop city of Yulin, about 500 miles (800 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, was once a strong point in the defensive wall that protected the Chinese heartland from the tribes to the north. An ancient fortress survives in the old part of the city, the Chinese characters for “Suppress the Barbarians” carved over its gate.
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Australian employers added workers for a second month in October and the unemployment rate fell as energy companies ramped up hiring, helping the economy weather global market turmoil from Europe’s fiscal crisis.
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Operators of the four most advanced liquefied natural gas projects in Australia’s Queensland state, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BG Group Plc, could benefit from some form of consolidation, Fitch Ratings said.
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Arrow Energy Ltd., owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co., offered about A$520 million ($540 million) for Bow Energy Ltd., seeking more resources to underpin a proposed liquefied natural gas project in Australia.
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Arrow Energy Ltd., the Australian company acquired last year by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and PetroChina Co., awarded an engineering and design contract for its proposed liquefied natural gas project to Chiyoda Corp., Saipem SpA and Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV.
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