March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday held its most successful sale ever of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, attracting $163 million in winning bids from industry players including Repsol, Shell, ConocoPhillips ( COP ) and ExxonMobil ( XOM ). The record auction revealed pent-up demand among drillers for acreage in the reserve,...

* Record NPR-A auction attracted highest-ever winning bids * Repsol-Shell JV dominated sale, spending nearly $94 mln * Other top bidders included ExxonMobil ( XOM ), ConocoPhillips ( COP ) (Updates with details of final sale results, adds company comments in paragraphs 8, 10 and 12) By Nichola Groom March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday held its...

March 19 (Reuters) - QatarEnergy said several of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities were targeted in missile attacks in the early hours of Thursday, causing sizeable fires and extensive damage. Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the resulting damage with no reported casualties, it said in a statement. ...

March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday asked companies to strengthen the security of Microsoft's ( MSFT ) endpoint management tool, after a cyberattack on medical device maker Stryker Corp ( SYK ) last week. The March 11 cyberattack hit Stryker's computer systems, causing widespread disruption to its business, including its ability to process orders, make products and...