Iraq’s long-awaited oil bidding round fizzles as only 1 field awarded

October 7th, 2009 Investor wants Sun-Times bidding process reopenedCHICAGO — There's no one else interested in buying the Chicago Sun-Times. Or is there? A Chicago-area investor wants a bankruptcy court to reopen bidding for the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times.

July 26th, 2009 Iraq pulls Basra gas field from bidding roundBAGHDAD — Iraq has removed a small gas field in Basra from a list of 11 oil and gas fields being offered for development in its second round of postwar bidding. A top Iraqi official overseeing oil and gas licenses said Sunday that Iraq's state-run South Oil Co.

July 8th, 2009 EMC buys Data Domain, NetApp drops out of biddingA bidding war over data storage company Data Domain is over, with EMC emerging as the victor. Data Domain Inc.

July 1st, 2009 Iraqi Cabinet approves BP's offer on RumailaBAGHDAD — Iraq's government on Wednesday approved a BP-led consortium's offer to develop a giant oil field in the south, moving forward with the only deal struck during a much-hyped but ultimately disappointing international oil auction. Iraq, which is desperate for cash to fund its reconstruction efforts, had put six oil and two gas fields on offer Tuesday to foreign firms in the country's first international oil licensing round in over three decades.

June 30th, 2009 BAGHDAD - A group led by British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday won rights to develop Iraq's Rumaila oil field, the largest of six oil fields on offer in a two-day bidding war in Baghdad. BP and China's CNPC won the rights to develop the field in cooperation with Iraqi partners in a process that has pitted 32 of the world's largest oil companies against each other.

June 28th, 2009 Heavy sandstorm blankets Iraq, delays oil biddingBAGHDAD — A heavy sandstorm has blanketed Iraq's capital, closing the Baghdad airport and delaying the country's first oil bidding process in 30 years. Visibility is only a few yards and most of the few people on the streets are wearing surgical masks.

June 25th, 2009 Iraq's first postwar oil bidding for oil contractsIraq is scheduled to open its first postwar bidding for oil service contracts on Monday. International oil companies were expelled by Saddam Hussein more than 30 years ago.

June 15th, 2009 UK PM says Britain will examine Iraq war errorsLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office says Britain will hold a long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war. Brown has repeatedly pledged to examine mistakes made during and after the 2003 U.S-led invasion.

March 3rd, 2009 LONDON - American chat show hosts Larry King and Oprah Winfrey are both bidding to interview cancer-stricken British reality TV star Jade Goody. Mirror.co.uk reports that both are talking to her agent Max Clifford about the possibility of her appearing on US TV via satellite link-up, either from her home or from the hospice where she is admitted now.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Natural gas supplies from the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the Andhra Pradesh coast and awarded to Reliance Industries, will start from April with 40 million metric standard cubic metres per day, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Wednesday. Addressing the members of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to the oil ministry, Deora said the production will significantly address the country's demand for fuel, especially for domestic and transport sectors.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday handed over the letter of intent for the Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) to Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), being set up at an investment of over Rs.120 billion (Rs.12,000 crore/$2.4 billion). This is the third UMPP awarded to group company Reliance Power, with the other two being at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

February 5th, 2009 PANAJI - Considering the monies at stake, Goa's famed five star facility, the Fort Aguada resort, could well be called Fort Knox for a day with millions of dollars at stake as film stars and industrialists outbid each other at the Indian Premier League's (IPL) second players auction here Friday. The bidding extravaganza of the glitzy cricket league got off to a crackling start with England players Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen being sold for a whopping $1.55 million each to Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers, respectively.

January 21st, 2009 GURGAON - Shalini Malik dropped out of the lead as experienced Simi Mehra took over at the end of the second round of the eighth leg of the DLF Women's Indian Tour event. Simi, who had a 79 in first round, shot 75 as Shalini followed her 77 in first round with 84 in the second.

January 20th, 2009 GURGAON - Shalini Malik grabbed a two-shot lead over fancied Simi Mehra at the end of the first round of the eighth leg of DLF Women's Professional Golf Tour. Shalini leads the field with a score of 77.

January 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government Sunday denied there were any irregularities in awarding contracts for various infrastructure projects to Maytas Infra, the company promoted by the family of disgraced former chairman of Satyam Computers. Chief Minister Y.S.