Wall Street JournalAsian Shares Higher as Oil RecoversWall Street JournalIn Australia, energy shares are up 3.2% this week, as U.S. oil prices surpass prices on the global market for the first time in four years. Some analysts said parity between the two b …

Wall Street JournalAustralia's Woodside Abandons Offer to Take Over Rival Oil SearchWall Street JournalA takeover of Oil Search promised needed growth for Woodside and a foothold in the poor nation of Papua New Guinea, which is viewed in the industry a …

Wall Street JournalAustralia's Woodside Abandons $8.4 Billion Bid to Take Over Oil SearchWall Street JournalA takeover of Oil Search promised needed growth for Woodside and a foothold in the poor nation of Papua New Guinea, which is viewed in the indus …

Wall Street JournalMost Asian Shares Fall on Lower Oil, Fed CommentsWall Street JournalMost Asian shares fell after oil prices slid overnight and expectations firmed that the Federal Reserve will raise rates after its December meeting in two weeks. Austral …

Wall Street JournalOil Bargain Hunting Remains Elusive GameWall Street JournalThere's a welcome whiff of oil industry consolidation in the air. But a gap between buyers and sellers shows there's hardly a consensus that petroleum prices have hit bot …

ABC OnlineWoodside surprised, disappointed after Oil Search takeover bid rejectedABC Online"Woodside is surprised and disappointed that the board of Oil Search has rejected the proposal without meeting with Woodside to understand the benefits of the o …

Wall Street JournalBig Australia Oil Merger Fuels Hopes for M&A ReboundWall Street JournalFor Woodside, which has struggled for growth in recent years, the deal would increase its bet on natural gas at a time of low prices, and on one of Asia's poo …

Wall Street JournalWoodside's Bid for Oil Search is No BargainWall Street JournalWoodside's all-share offer values fellow Australian producer Oil Search's shares at $7.9 billion, 16% more than Oil Search commanded before talk of such a deal sur …

ABC OnlineWoodside makes $11.6 billion all-share bid for Oil SearchABC OnlineAustralia's biggest oil and gas producer, Woodside Petroleum, has made an $11.6 billion bid for the number two player, Oil Search. Woodside confirmed in a statement to the ASX …

Sydney Morning HeraldWoodside Offers $8.1 Billion for PNG-Focused Oil SearchBloombergWoodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer, made a A$11.65 billion ($8.1 billion) offer for Oil Search Ltd. in a bid to gain exposure to …