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Moody's comments on Gas Natural-Union Fenosa merger: no impact on Repsol's rating Gas Natural recently announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire...</description><pubDate>8/7/2008 1:53:46 AM</pubDate><moodys:format xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">html</moodys:format><moodys:issuer xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Repsol YPF S.A.</moodys:issuer><moodys:issuer_list xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Repsol YPF S.A.</moodys:issuer_list><moodys:org_id xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">12900</moodys:org_id><moodys:price xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">150.0000</moodys:price><moodys:report_class xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">News</moodys:report_class><moodys:report_type xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">Issuer Comment</moodys:report_type><title>Moody's comments on Gas Natural-Union Fenosa merger: no impact on Repsol's rating</title><moodys:docid xmlns:moodys="http://www.alacra.com/moodys">CMT_0000449052</moodys:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Moody's Global Credit Research</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/662854</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/662854</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><description>The latest News from S&amp;P</description><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><pubDate>8/1/2008 10:27:00 AM</pubDate><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">100</spcred:price><title>Bulletin: Repsol-YPF Ratings, Outlook Unchanged On Potential Subscription To Gas Natural Equity Increase</title><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:type><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">662854</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Spain</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Integrated Oil &amp; Gas</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Emerging Markets</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Europe, Middle East, Africa</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Latin America</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Asia</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Corporations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Energy</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">News</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">PARIS (Standard&amp;Poor's) Aug. 1, 2008--Standard&amp;Poor's Ratings Services said today that 'its 'ratings and outlook on Spanish-based integrated oil and gas company Repsol-YPF S.A. 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</description><pubDate>5/13/2008 4:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Repsol YPF</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q1 2008 Repsol YPF Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">REP</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">5:00pm CET</ccbn:time><title>Q1 2008 Repsol YPF Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1834774</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1834774</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1834774</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>...Welcome to the Repsol YPF first quarter results. Today I'm pleased to present Ms. Maria Zingoni. For this first part of this call all participants will be in listen only mode, and afterward there will be a question and answer session. Ms. Zingoni, please go ahead. ...

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