Archive for July, 2010

Aroway Minerals Announces Acquisition of Oil and Gas Interest and Private Placement Financings of Up to $5,000,000

AROWAY MINERALS INC. (TSX VENTURE:ARW) announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement dated July 20, 2010 with Big Earl Resources Ltd., a private company incorporated in Alberta, pursuant to which Big Earl has agreed to assign to the Company its farmin interest to acquire a 50% working interest in certain petroleum and natural gas assets currently owned by a private oil and gas exploration and production Company.

India Looking to Secure Gas Supplies

The latest developments underscore a general theme from the subcontinent as it has been looking at other areas to acquire oil and gas assets overseas to meet its growing energy demand. As Asia’s third-largest oil consumer, India has been aggressively scouting for overseas gas and oil assets to meet its supply deficit and is competing with China for fields from Africa to Venezuela.