Article: United Kingdom : Barclays Capital Backs Oil, Gas Development Co Nio Petroleum.

Byline: manish03

Barclays Capital is backing a new oil and gas development company called Nio Petroleum in southeast Asia, the bank said Tuesday.

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC (BCS), is partnering Nio's chief executive Richard Hall and chief operating officer Rory Edwards in a venture that will focus on undeveloped oil and gas discoveries, marginal fields and late-life assets in the region.

"Given our extensive expertise in oil and gas development, particularly in southeast Asia, we believe there is real upside we can add to both national and independent oil company partners in the region," Hall said.

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