Shell to sign $200m Libyan gas deal

Royal Dutch/Shell is to sign a $200 million contract for offshore gas exploration with Libya today, according to a spokesman …

Royal Dutch/Shell is to sign a $200 million contract for offshore gas exploration with Libya today, according to a spokesman for Mr Tony Blair.

The contract could eventually reach a total of $1 billion, said the spokesman, who was travelling with the British Prime Minister, who arrived in Tripoli this morning.

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