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Origin eyes $8 billion joint venture with Conoco to fend off BG

September 8, 2008 – 6:12 pm PERTH/LONDON (Reuters) - Australia's Origin Energy Ltd struck a joint venture deal with U.S.-based ConocoPhillips and promised an extra shareholder payout, a move that could either defeat an $11 billion bid from Britain's BG Group Plc or force a higher offer.

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