PetroChina Company Limited

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings Limited (ASX:SEH), an Australian company developing unconventional gas assets within the Ordos Basin, Shanxi Province China, is pleased to confirm the commencement of its 2011 well testing program on the Linxing Production Sharing Contract (PSC).

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings Limited (ASX:SEH), an Australian Company focused on developing Chinese Gas Assets, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Joint Gas Marketing Agreement with PetroChina (SHA:601857) (HKG:0857) (NYSE:PTR).

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings Limited (ASX:SEH) is pleased to release Chairman's Address to the Annual General Meeting to be held in Perth, Western Australia.

Bow Energy Limited (ASX:BOW) (PINK:BOWYF) are pleased to provide an update on exploration, appraisal and pilot production program in Bow's Bowen Basin CSG tenements. So far this year, Bow operations have been delayed over three months due to wet weather, which resulted in limited access, unsafe conditions and unscheduled delays in our reserves certification. Regardless, Bow's aggressive drilling and testing programs scheduled over the current quarter are targeting to deliver upon Bow's continued reserve upgrades from early next year.

Supported by National Energy Administration, IEA Clean Coal Centre and Carbon Capture & Storage Association, World Clean Coal Week China Focus 2010 will be held on Nov. 29-Dec.3 in Beijing, China.

Shares in Dart Energy Ltd (ASX:DTE) are scheduled to commence trading Thursday on a deferred settlement basis on ASX, with up to 367 million shares on issue.

The Australian sharemarket Wednesday opened higher with gains across all sectors, as Wall Street significantly surged overnight, inspired by the upbeat corporate earnings for the second quarter. Today The S&P/ASX 200 index jumped approximately 1.7 per cent shortly after the opening bell.

Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) releases Letter To Shareholders from chairman Bob Kennedy, June 2010.

Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) (PINK:BEPTF) provides the following guidance in relation to its forecast underlying Net Profit after Tax ("NPAT") for the financial year ended 30 June 2010. On early estimates, Beach currently expects to make an underlying NPAT of between A$30 million to A$40 million.

The Australian market Thursday delivered a strong opening, supported by optimism towards the US economy. The catalyst for the jump was the better-than-expected figures in pending home sales in the US, which pushed Wall Street higher overnight. The local market had been in a negative territory for three consecutive days this week. The S&P/ASX 200 index today rebounded with a 1.8 per cent jump in early trade.