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face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>Oil giant Shell announces bid to drill off
Ningaloo Reef<BR></STRONG>The economic battle between Western Australia's
natural and resource-rich environs is set for a showdown over a bid by one of
the world's biggest resources company to explore for oil and gas 48 kilometres
off the pristine Ningaloo Reef.<BR></FONT></FONT><A
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