Vitol Tank Terminals International B.V. Enters a Joint Venture Agreement With MISC Berhad

September 28th, 2009 GENEVA - Eni announced yesterday that it has entered Ghana through the acquisition of majority stakes in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) and Offshore Cape Three Points South (OCTPS) exploration licences. Eni's entry into these licences follows agreement reached with Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited ("VUGL"), part of the Vitol Group, to assign a majority interest in both licenses to Eni and to transfer both operatorships.

September 28th, 2009 HONG KONG - - Irish Investment Bank and CITIC GROUP Begin Joint Venture Carbon Bank Ireland, Ltd., an Irish investment bank, today announced the execution of a joint-venture agreement with the Chinese financial conglomerate, CITIC GROUP, to implement a trading platform for Voluntary Emission Credits (VERs). These will be generated by companies which wish to reduce their carbon emissions in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).

September 15th, 2009 GENEVA - The Sankofa -1A well drilled in its Cape Three Points Block, offshore Ghana, by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in conjunction with Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited (Vitol), encountered a net hydrocarbon column of approximately 36.3 metres comprising 33.1 metres of gas column and 3.2 metres of oil column in reservoir sands of Campanian age. The success of this well confirms the prospectivity of these Upper Cretaceous reservoir sands in the Tano/Cape Three Point Basin blocks offshore Western Ghana where the Jubilee field was discovered and is being developed.

August 11th, 2009 GENEVA - Vitol E and P Limited (VEP), part of the Vitol Group, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-in agreement with Bowleven, the African focused oil and gas company, in respect of the Etinde Permit (Etinde, Cameroon). The transaction has two parts.

August 10th, 2009 ADA, Michigan and SAN CLEMENTE, California - - Metagenics to Operate as a Stand-Alone Entity Serving Health Care Professionals - Companies Share a Philosophy of Promoting Science-Based Nutrition and Healthy Living Alticor, a global company with an uncompromising commitment to innovative scientific research and development of quality products, and Metagenics, a premier manufacturer and distributor of science-based medical foods and nutraceuticals marketed to health care professionals, today announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Alticor will obtain a substantial ownership interest in Metagenics, and the current Metagenics shareholders will continue to retain a significant interest in the company.

August 3rd, 2009 GENEVA - The Vitol Group announced today the completion of two key projects in its storage and terminals business, VTTI (Vitol Tank Terminals International). At the Vitco terminal, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, eight new tanks have been added, providing an additional 54,000 cubic metres of capacity to the existing 126,000 cubic metres of storage.

June 14th, 2009 HOOGVLIET, The Netherlands - Today, investment company Lenstar signed a contract at Verwater Group Headquarters in Hoogvliet, for the build of a new tank farm in Kedah, Malaysia. Shiv Grewal, Chairman of the UK based Lenstar Investment Ltd and Managing Director of Lenstar Mohammad Munir Malik, both put their signature to the 220 million euro agreement.

May 28th, 2009 ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Erasmus MC (the medical centre of Rotterdam University) has awarded the contract for a new hospital complex to a joint venture by BAM Utiliteitsbouw and Ballast Nedam Bouw Special Projects. The turf cutting ceremony will be in autumn.

May 19th, 2009 LA JOLLA, California and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Partners Analyze Jatropha Genome and Associated Microbial Genomes to Understand and Improve Plant Yield and Health to Develop Renewable Fuels, Biofertlizers, and Disease Control Solutions - Jatropha Genome Represents Second Milestone Accomplishment for Partners who Announced Complete Oil Palm Genome Sequence in 2008 Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company applying genomic-driven commercial solutions to address global issues, and Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology (ACGT), a company focused on the commercial application of genome technology to improve oil palm and other crops, today announced completion of a first draft, 10X assembly of the jatropha genome.

May 17th, 2009 PERTH, Australia - Venture Marks First Major Bahamian Exploration Project in 22 Years Energy exploration company, BPC Limited (THE COMPANY: (AIM: 'BPC')) today announced a new offshore joint venture with Norway's StatoilHydro (OSE: 'STL', NYSE: STO) to launch the first major exploration project in Bahamian waters since 1986. A competent persons report, published last year, stated that there could be multiple 500 MMBOE oil fields in 18 leads recognized in BPC's southern Bahamas licenced area (source: Competent Person's Report by Moyes & Co., Inc.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - GeoPost, the express parcel arm of French postal service provider Groupe La Poste, and India's Continental Air Express Thursday announced a joint venture to offer domestic and international parcel services to Indian customers. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) recently approved the joint venture, DPD Continental International, in which GeoPost will hold a 60-percent stake.

June 8th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Three Indian banks have put up an initial investment of 86 million dollars into a joint venture to set up a subsidiary in Malaysia. The three banks - Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda and Indian Overseas Bank - have inked an agreement to set up the India BIA Bank (Malaysia) Bhd, which is expected to start operations by September.

July 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - Financial services company Magma Fincorp Ltd has signed a joint venture agreement with Germany-based HDI-Gerling International Holding to foray into the general insurance segment in India, a top official said here Tuesday. "The total investment in the insurance company would be around Rs.100 crore where the foreign partner will hold 26 percent stake," Sanjay Chamria, vice-chairman and managing director of the city-based Magma Fincorp, told reporters.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Textile major Brandhouse Retails has signed a joint venture agreement with Italy's leading apparel brand Oviesse to open 190 stores in India at an investment of Rs.1.61 billion (Rs.161 crore) over a period of five years, it was announced Tuesday. Brandhouse will hold 62.5 percent stake in the joint venture, while Oviesse will own the balance 37.5 percent.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday approved a proposal to set up two greenfield electric and diesel locomotive factories in Bihar at an estimated investment of Rs.20 billion (Rs.2,000 crore). The factories will be set up in Madhepura and Saran districts as a joint venture between Indian Railways and an international manufacturer.

February 17th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Wednesday signed a code-sharing agreement with Jet Airways and plans to seal a deal with it for a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Hyderabad, India, by February end, its chief executive officer Idris Jala said here. The airline, which is also Malaysia's national carrier, was hopeful that India's Jet Airways would become its anchor tenant, Jala said after signing the code-sharing agreement with the Indian airline.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Wednesday approved a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra Airport Development Co (MADC) - promoted by the Maharashtra government - for developing the Nagpur airport as a multi-modal international passenger and cargo hub. The government in a statement said AAI, India's airports operator, would hold 49 percent while MADC will have a 51 percent equity in the joint venture.

September 30th, 2009 Crocs enters credit facility agreement with PNCNIWOT, Colo. — Crocs Inc.

September 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI - A joint venture company, Chandigarh International Airport Private Limited, has been formed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and governments of Punjab and Haryana for the execution of a multi-million project for an international airport at Chandigarh. The JV agreement was signed between the three parties in New Delhi Thursday.

January 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Five state-owned companies forged a pact Wednesday to secure coal assets overseas through a joint venture company. National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), the country's largest power company, said in a statement that it has signed an agreement with other coal, mineral and steel utilities to float a special purpose vehicle to secure and develop coal assets overseas.