<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rigzone.com: Finance and Investing News</title><link>http://news.rigzone.com</link><description>The latest upstream oil and gas news from around the world.</description><copyright>Copyright 2012 Rigzone.com Inc.  All rights reserved.</copyright><image><url>http://www.rigzone.com/images/logo_rigz_131x20.gif</url><title>Rigzone.com News</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/</link><width>131</width><height>20</height></image><item><title>Norwegian Govts OKs Valiant, Rocksource Asset Transaction</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=118110&amp;rss=true</link><description>The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the Rocksource asset transaction with Valiant Petroleum.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ithaca Finalizes Carna Stake Transaction</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=118081&amp;rss=true</link><description>Ithaca Energy announces completion of the transaction announced March 26 2012 concerning the Company's interest in the Carna discovery.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aker Solutions Acquires NPS Energy</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=118046&amp;rss=true</link><description>Aker Solutions has agreed to acquire NPS Energy, which is part of oilfield services company National Petroleum Services. </description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Energy Giant Pumping $200M into Its Pakistani Projects</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117999&amp;rss=true</link><description>United Energy Group (UEG) Limited has raised its capital expenditure investment for its Pakistan assets to $200 million for exploitation and exploration works.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FieldPoint Boosts Borrowing Base</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117932&amp;rss=true</link><description>FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (FPP) announced that the borrowing base available to the company under its bank line of credit has been increased.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Eagle Energy to Finance Spyglass Wells</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117931&amp;rss=true</link><description>American Eagle Energy Corporation has entered into an agreement for the financing of each of its first six operated wells in the Bakken or Three Forks zones of its Spyglass Project.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anadarko Declares Cash Dividend</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117891&amp;rss=true</link><description>Anadarko Petroleum Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cheniere Sells Sabine Pass Equity Stake</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117886&amp;rss=true</link><description>Cheniere has entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement with investment funds managed by Blackstone. </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>W&amp;T Sells South Timbalier Stake to Energy Partners</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117883&amp;rss=true</link><description>W&amp;T Offshore has sold its 40% working interest in South Timbalier 41 field located on the shelf of the Gulf of Mexico.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TGS Concludes Acquisition of Volant Solutions</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117823&amp;rss=true</link><description>TGS' Geological Products division purchases all the outstanding shares of Volant Solutions Inc. </description><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ConocoPhillips Posts Quarterly Dividend</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117750&amp;rss=true</link><description>ConocoPhillips announces the quarterly dividend.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cairn Finalizes Agora Acquisition</title><link>http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=117717&amp;rss=true</link><description>Cairn announced that, further to the announcement made on April 3, 2012, it has received all required approvals and completed the acquisition of Agora Oil &amp; 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