PetroChina and Shell increase their offer for Australian coal-seam gas company Arrow Energy to $3.1 billion and sweeten the assets they are leaving behind to secure the backing of the Arrow board.
Centrex will receive a capital boost of up to $245 million, while Wuhan Iron will get a 60% stake in the Australian company's iron deposits on the Eyre Peninsula.
Yanzhou Coal values Brisbane-based coal miner Felix Resources at $2.98 billion and secures the backing of the Felix board and controlling shareholders.
The Australian government defers its decision on Chinalco's investment in Rio Tinto for 90 days, while a large investor in Rio questions the deal struck with China.