Reliance Industries Ltd., China National Petroleum Corporation, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., and Vietnam Oil & Gas Group were among companies awarded Peruvian oil and natural gas exploration blocks during the Andean nation's largest exploration bidding round. These were part of the 17 blocks located in the Amazon jungle, along the northern coast and in the southern highlands1.

• 1. “Reliance, CNPC, win Peru oil, gas exploration blocks,” Bloomberg, September 10, 2008, at http://asianenergy.blogspot.com/2008_09_07_archive.html