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Apache Joins Race For East Africa With Origin Farm-In Deal

February 2011 | Industry News

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Australia's Origin Energy has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its L8 block offshore Kenya to US independent Apache, the Australian firm said on February 16 2011.

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