Repsol YPF SA News

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Bankia Bolsa in a note issued to investors on Monday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by equities researchers at Kepler Capital Markets in a report issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

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Spanish oil and gas group Repsol reported Thursday a boost in net profits in the first quarter of 2013, saying the gain would have been much greater but for last year's expropriation of its Argentine offshoot YPF.

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Spanish oil and gas company Repsol sa ys its first quarter net profit rose 1.6 percent thanks to increased production and better refining margins.

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA is expecting results this week from a well in offshore Namibia that may revive interest in oil exploration in the southwest African nation after two failures last year.

Yet the Argentina's business environment has turned increasingly negative in recent years, and this has only been further exacerbated by the expropriation of YPF from Repsol in early 2012.

Argentina 's Eurnekian family, after becoming billionaires from media and airports, is planning to become the government's first shale oil and gas partner.

's stock had its "outperform" rating restated by analysts at Credit Suisse in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network reports.

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Repsol announced three oil discoveries on the North Slope April 23, two of them encouraging enough for future development, the company said.

's stock had its "reduce" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at AlphaValue in a report released on Thursday, ARN reports.

Repsol announced three oil discoveries on the North Slope April 23, two of them encouraging enough for future development, the company said in a press release.