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EAST WEST PETROLEUM CORP SIGNS BINDING MOU WITH NIS TO DRILL 12 WELLS ON FOUR BLOCKS IN ROMANIA
May 24, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Ticker: EW (TSXV) VANCOUVER, May 24, 2011 /CNW/...
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