Staff Reporters

Woodside Petroleum Ltd has sold its 54 per cent Blacktip gas field interests to Italian-based oil giant ENI in a $40 million deal.

Western Australian industrial Joyce Corporation Ltd has completed its exit from manufacturing, completing the sale of its foam business for $16 million to Indian company Sheela Foam Private Ltd.

The national winners of the 2005 Australian Export Awards program will be announced tonight in Sydney.

The Australian stock market closed lower today, after finding it could not sustain the earlier momentum which sent the benchmark index past its previous closing high.

Bullion Minerals Ltd has revealed plans to spin off several gold exploration assets in an IPO of its newly registered subsidiary Chalice Gold Mines Ltd.

Business news summaries from around the nation.

MANAGEMENT education is a field that seems to go regularly through changing fashions, but Perth company Carepoint is hoping that a new program it has developed will prove to be long lasting.

Melville Raymond Dalla Costa ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Oroya Mining Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 30,000,000 ordinary shares (6.5%).

Faustus Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 25,928,215 ordinary shares (18.16%) to 26,428,215 ordinary shares (18.51%)

5,903,226 fully paid 5,903,226 fully paid. Shares will be released from escrow on 5 December 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query

$3.5 million private placement closed oversubscribed.

De Grey Mining is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Brabham to the De Grey board as a director.

Proposed code: RIS Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: owner operator of bulk carrier vessels and provision of a wide range of services for the shipping industry.

Platus Gold Corporation Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Anglo Pacific Group PLC became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,925,300 ordinary shares (5.02%).

Deutsche Bank decreased its relevant interest from ordinary 70,230,657 shares (9.76%) to 61,163,142 ordinary shares (8.46%).

Letter Agreement has been executed with Mithril Resources Ltd for a Joint Venture covering Integra's South Australian Exploration Licence Applications in the Musgrave Province.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Level 8, Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia at 9.30am (WST) on Friday, 23 December 2005.

Chevron Australia's 2005 FOCUS Environment photographic competition has attracted a record 546 entries giving a unique insight into what the environment means for today's Western Australian school stu

THE directors of Metals Exploration Limited have agreed to buy the interests of their joint venture partner, Acclaim Exploration Limited, in Hinckley Range Pty Ltd and Austral Nickel Pty Ltd for an ac

Proposed code: TLM Issue price: $0.20 Corporate: Ian Macpherson (non-executive chairman); Steven Elliott (managing director); Michael Hannington (non-executive director).

Bennelong Asia Pacific Multi Strategy became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,504,000 ordinary shares (5.7%).

Chelverton Dividend Income Fund increased its relevant interest from 13,500,000 ordinary shares (10.7%) to 14,439,600 ordinary shares (11.46%).

9,849,861 ordinary full paid shares will be released from escrow on 2 December 2005.

Lodged response to ASX query

Placement of 8 million fully paid ordinary shares at $1.35 per share through Shaw Corporate Finance Pty Ltd and BBY Ltd has been completed.

CLINICAL Cell Culture continues the roll-out of its skin repair products around the world, appointing distributors in Russia and Slovakia.

PERTH clothing and retail company Morrison International Pty Ltd has won the Fremantle Business of the Year award for the second successive year.

Proposed code: ODY Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gas production.Coporate: Ian Middlemass (chairman); Mark O'Clery (director); Mark Pearce (director).

Sealion Australia P.L & PSA Marine P.L. ceased to be a substantial shareholder