SYDNEY--25 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NICKEL DISCOVERY... SYDNEY: Emerging Australian nickel producer AllegianceMining NL is pleased to announce the discovery of a new nickelsulphide deposit called Saxon in drillhole A161 at a locationsome 800 metres east of the Avebury Nickel Mine and 150 metressouth of the East Avebury prospect. www.allegiance-mining.com.au BILLY ELLIOT... AUCKLAND: Universal Pictures, Working Title and Old VicProductions have announced that the multi-award winning BillyElliot the Musical will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre inJanuary 2008 and that the search for Australia's Billy Elliothas begun. www.universalstudios.com BP ALASKA... ANCHORAGE, Alaska: BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. willre-start a portion of the Eastern Operating Area of Prudhoe Bayin order to run cleaning pigs and conduct an in-line inspectionof the crude oil transit line using a "smart pig." The easternportion of Prudhoe Bay was shut down on August 10 followingdiscovery of a spill caused by isolated pitting corrosion onAugust 6. www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/NYM120LOGO www.bp.com http://usresponse.bp.com KERRY LOGISTICS... SYDNEY: Following a competitive evaluation process, HongKong-based Kerry Logistics has appointed Viewlocity toimplement a major overhaul to its supply chain managementplatform to enable its customers to manage all the processesacross the supply chain with total visibility. www.viewlocity.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$600million on October 2, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. Fannie Mae will also redeem US$25 million MTNRsecurities issues on October 2, 2006, and US$150 million MTNsecurities issues on October 3, 2006. www.fanniemae.com CONSUMER STUDY... TOKYO, Tokyo Game Show: Ipsos Insight, the third-largest,survey-based marketing research company in the world, hasreleased the results of a consumer market research study tomeasure consumer intent to purchase next-generation videogaming consoles, including attitudes toward vibration feedback(or rumble) technology. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)