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REFILE-UPDATE 1-BP and Det norske agree $1.3 bln Norwegian oil merger

(Refiles to remove duplicated word in lead and typographical error in third paragraph) OSLO/LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Oil companies BP and Det norske have agreed to merge their Norwegian businesses in a $1.3 billion share deal to cut costs, increase profitability and challenge Statoil's N

BP, Det Norske to form joint Norwegian independent producer

(ShareCast News) - BP and Det Norske Oljeselskap on Friday said they were combining the assets and expertise from both companies' exploration and production operations to create Aker BP ASA, which will become Norway's largest independent oil and gas producer. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Ak

UPDATE 1-Statoil finalizes a 19-month exploration program offshore Newfoundland, confirms volumes

(Adds Statoil partners) June 10 (Reuters) - Statoil Asa : * Statoil, along with its partners, has finalized a 19-month exploration Month exploration drilling program offshore Newfoundland * The drilling program included four exploration wells in close vicinity of the 2013 Bay du

UPDATE 1-BP and Det norske agree $1.3 bln Norwegian oil merger

(Writes through, adds detail) OSLO/LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Oil companies BP and Det norske have agreed to merge their Norwegian businesses in a $1.3 billion share deal to cut costs, increase profitability and challenge Statoil's Norwegian offshore offshore dominance. The new ventu

TOP NEWS: BP Teams Up To Create Largest Independent Producer In Norway

Britain to shed a quarter of its oil jobs since price fell - industry

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - As many as 120,000 oil workers will have lost their jobs in Britain by the end of the year compared to mid-2014 when oil prices started declining and unleashed sector-wide cost cuts, the industry's lobby group said on Friday. Britain's oil industry and indirectly

UPDATE 1-Leak halts major fuel pipeline into Germany

(Adds impact, background) LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - A major pipeline feeding oil products from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refinery hub into Germany was shut this week after a leak was reported in the Netherlands, the operating company said in a statement on Thursday. The Dutch-G

REFILE-Dutch-German RRP distillates pipeline shut after leak report - statement

(Refiled to correct spelling of 'operating') LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The Dutch-German RRP distillates pipeline was shut this week after a leak was reported in the Netherlands, the operating company said in a statement on Thursday. The pipeline feeds oil products from the Amsterdam-

Dutch-German RRP distillates pipeline shut after leak report - statement

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The Dutch-German RRP distillates pipeline was shut this week after a leak was reported in the Netherlands, the oeprating company said in a statement on Thursday. The pipeline feeds oil products from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refinery hub into Germany and is

BP Makes "Important" Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt With Partner Eni

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Strong UK Data Offset By Weak China Numbers

UPDATE 3-Rosneft's core earnings and debt cutting help lift shares

* Q1 EBITDA tops forecasts, debt down 45 pct * Quarter saw crude hit 13-year low * Company says investment to spur future profit * Shares up 3.7 pct vs declining Moscow market * Vankor oilfield to reduce production in 2016 (Update share price, adds comments, cash flow da

UPDATE 1-Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP

(Adds emissions volume, chief executive comment) By Nina Chestney LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annua

Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annual energy review. The rise slowed from 0.5 percent in 2014, it said in th

Global oil stocks could take 18 months to clear -BP

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Global oil oversupply could take up to 18 months to clear even if supply swings into a deficit of 1 million barrels per day, BP Chief Economist Spencer Dale said on Wednesday. He said the market was expected to achieve a balance between production and consumption