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Bengal Energy Awarded Final Grant of ATP 732P in Australia's Cooper Basin
Mar. 10, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- CALGARY, March 10 /CNW/ - Bengal Energy Ltd. (TSX: ...
About this update from Bengal Energy Ltd.
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