Company: Anadarko Petroleum Corp

LONDON (Reuters) - The takeover battle for Cove Energy <COVE.L> looks set to run after Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> trumped Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> with a $1.9 billion offer, underscoring interest in new east African gas finds.

LONDON (Reuters) - The takeover battle for Cove Energy <COVE.L> looks set to run after Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> trumped Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> with a $1.9 billion offer, underscoring interest in new east African gas finds.

LONDON (Reuters) - The takeover battle for Cove Energy <COVE.L> looks set to run after Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> trumped Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> with a $1.9 billion offer, underscoring interest in new east African gas finds.

LONDON (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production stoked the bid battle for Cove Energy on Wednesday, topping Royal Dutch Shell with a 1.22-billion-pound ($1.9 billion) offer that underscores interest in new east African gas finds.

LONDON (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> has trumped Royal Dutch Shell's <RDSa.L> bid for Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy <COVE.L> by offering 1.22 billion pounds ($1.9 billion), highlighting international interest in East African gas finds.

LONDON (Reuters) - Thai group PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> has trumped Royal Dutch Shell's <RDSa.L> agreed bid for Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy <COVE.L> by offering 1.22 billion pounds ($1.9 billion).

LONDON (Reuters) - Thail group PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> has trumped Royal Dutch Shell's <RDSa.L> agreed bid for Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy <COVE.L> by offering 1.22 billion pounds ($1.9 billion).

LONDON (Reuters) - Western companies announced finds of huge additional quantities of gas off the coast of Mozambique and Tanzania, cementing the future of East Africa as a major new supplier exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to energy-hungry Asia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anadarko Petroleum Corp's plan to develop a huge natural gas field in Utah is expected to get the go-ahead from the Obama administration during a visit to the state on Tuesday by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Stocks ended lower in thin trading Monday, with the S&P and the Nasdaq posting a loss for the month of April, following a handful of mixed economic reports in addition to news that Spain slipped into a recession.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a modestly lower open on Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track to snap a 4-day winning streak after data showed Americans only modestly increased spending and Spain slipped into recession.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were poised for a modestly lower open on Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track to snap a 4-day winning streak after data showed Americans only modestly increased spending and Spain slipped into recession.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, indicating the S&P 500 may snap a four-day winning streak after data showed Spain slipped into a recession and ahead of a report on U.S. consumer spending.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, indicating the S&P 500 may snap a four-day winning streak after data showed Spain slipped into a recession and ahead of a report on U.S. consumer spending.

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