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UPDATE 1-UAE's ADNOC says to consolidate two key offshore oil firms

(Adds details, background) By Rania El Gamal DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said on Tuesday it planned to consolidate the operations of two of its offshore oil companies into a new entity, as part of a bigger restructuring of the OPEC member's main energy

UAE's ADNOC says to consolidate offshore oil firms

DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said on Tuesday it planned to consolidate the operations of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co (ADMA-OPCO) and Zakum Development Co (ZADCO) into a single new company. "The consolidation is expected to yield significant financial and ope

Tuesday newspaper round-up: AstraZeneca, rental housing, BT, BP

(ShareCast News) - AstraZeneca has won a major victory in the UK after the country's drugs watchdog approved one of the most important cancer drugs in its oncology portfolio. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (Nice) announced on Tuesday that osimertinib, known under the brand name

UPDATE 2-BP says oil from North Sea spill to disperse naturally

(Adds details on spill size, comments from new statement) LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A technical problem at BP's Clair platform in the North Sea resulted in a spill of 95 tonnes of oil that was allowed to disperse naturally into the sea, the British oil major said on Monday. Productio

UPDATE 1-BP says oil from North Sea spill to disperse naturally

(Adds UK government statement) LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A technical problem at BP's Clair platform in the North Sea a day earlier resulted in a brief oil spill that will be allowed to disperse naturally into the sea, the British oil major said on Monday. Production at the platform,

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BP says oil from North Sea spill to disperse naturally

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - BP said on Monday that a technical issue at its Clair platform in the UK North Sea a day earlier resulted in a brief oil spill which will be allowed to disperse naturally into the sea. Production at the platform, located some 75 kilometres west of the Shetland Isla

REFILE-BP decries Deepwater Horizon film as inaccurate

(Refiles to include name of BP spokesperson in para 2) LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - BP has criticised the new "Deepwater Horizon" film as being an inaccurate Hollywood dramatisation of the deadly oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. "The Deepwater Horizon movie is Hollywood'

BP decries Deepwater Horizon film as inaccurate

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - BP has criticised the new "Deepwater Horizon" film as being an inaccurate Hollywood dramatisation of the deadly oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. "The Deepwater Horizon movie is Hollywood's take on a tragic and complex accident. It is not an accurat

Much 2017 oil demand growth to bypass refineries-BP

By Libby George BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. shale gas will displace a growing portion of the world's expanding energy demand, cutting into the need for oil products from refineries, BP's head of refining economics said on Friday. Natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the U.S. shale b

BP sells Sunbury office building for 360 mln pounds - industry sources

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - BP has sold its biggest office building in Britain to a local council for an estimated 360 million pounds ($468 million), according to industry sources, and will remain in the premises as a tenant. Spelthorne Borough Council, west of London, said in a statement i

CORRECTED-Actor Mark Wahlberg hopes 'Deepwater Horizon' movie honors victims

(Corrects paragraph 2 attribution to Mike Williams instead of Mark Wahlberg, corrects paragraph 6 to other cast members did not attend London premiere instead of they attended) Sept 27 (Reuters) - Actor Mark Wahlberg said "the biggest responsibility" for himself and the makers of the new m

Britain's FTSE recovers from one-week low as miners rally

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 closes 0.6 pct higher * Miners track stronger metals prices * Sainsbury's falls after results By Kit Rees

Britain's FTSE recovers from one-week low as miners, TUI rally

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 up 0.9 pct * Miners track metals prices higher * TUI up after profit guidance hike * Sainsbury's falls after res

Actor Mark Wahlberg hopes 'Deepwater Horizon' movie honors victims

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Actor Mark Wahlberg said "the biggest responsibility" for himself and the makers of the new movie, "Deepwater Horizon," was to honor the real-life victims of the 2010 oil rig disaster. "The oil can ultimately be cleaned up, (but) those 11 men can't be replaced," Wahlber