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Aker BP chief aims to make more oil acquisitions -CEO

OSLO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil firm Aker BP continues to seek mergers and acquisitions, Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik told an investor conference on Monday. The company, owned 40 percent by Norway's Aker ASA and 30 percent by BP, prefers oil-related assets rather than gas, a

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Upgrades BT To Overweight

New oil projects to double in 2017, WoodMac says

* Spending to rise 3pct to $450bln after two years of cuts * U.S. shale to get most investment growth * Deepwater projects set to get green light as costs drop * GRAPHIC: Oil project FIDs http://tmsnrt.rs/2iAE2BQ By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Oil and gas c

Tuesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Tullow Oil: UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 260p. BT Group: Barclays reiterates overweight, 525p target. B&M European: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 330p target. BP: HSBC reiterates buy with a 590p target. Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays keeps at overweight with

Refiners shun new Canadian crude blend offer from Enbridge line

By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc has approved a new stream of heavy Canadian crude for export on one of its major oil pipelines to the United States, according to four trading sources. The only problem? No one wants it. Canada produces more heavy than

UPDATE 1-Rosneft signs oil supply deal with firm linked to Qatar and Glencore

(Adds detail) MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Russian oil major Rosneft has concluded a deal with a company linked to Qatar and commodities trader Glencore to supply up to 55 million tonnes of crude in total over a 5-year period, Rosneft said in a statement on Tuesday. The agreement follo

Rosneft signs 5-year oil supply deal with QHG Trading

MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Russian oil major Rosneft has concluded a deal with a company called QHG Trading LLP to supply up to 55 million tonnes of crude in total over a 5-year period starting on Jan. 1, Rosneft said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by

Azeri oil exports via Turkey pipeline rise 1.3 pct in 2016

BAKU, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Azeri oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline via Georgia and Turkey rose 1.3 percent last year to total 28.86 million tonnes, state energy company SOCAR said on Monday. Oil exports through the BTC in 2015 had totalled 28.5 million tonnes, up 1.2 p

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Antofagasta: Jefferies reiterates hold with a target price of 700p. Ascential: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 300p target. Rotork: JP Morgan stays at neutral with a 230p target. Vodafone: Barclays reiterates overweight with a 225p target. Britvic: JP Morgan maintains neutr

Directors dealings: New BP non-exec picks up shares near multi-year highs

(ShareCast News) - Recently-appointed BP non-executive director Nils Smedegaard Anderse and his spouse purchased 22,145 shares on the open market at a price of 514p on 5 January, the company said in a statement. Two days before, the company's shares notched a 52-week high a tad above 519.3p which wa

BUZZ-BP first oil major to see shares recover to pre-oil price collapse level

Jan 6 (Reuters) - ** Shares of British oil and gas company BP have recovered to levels last seen before the collapse in oil prices in June 2014, outperforming all of its rivals including Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil ** Benchmark Brent crude oil prices are nevertheless still 50 pe

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Russia's Rosneftegaz closes Rosneft privatisation deal

MOSCOW, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Russian state holding company Rosneftegaz on Wednesday closed a deal with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and commodities trader Glencore to sell a 19.5 percent stake in state-owned oil major Rosneft, Rosneft said. The privatisation deal, which Rosneft Chief E

Vitol clinches $1 bln pre-finance oil deal with Iran-sources

* First big pre-finance since lifting of sanctions * Deal is mainly for refined products * Iran clawing back market share from rivals By Julia Payne and Rania El Gamal LONDON/DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The world's largest oil trader, Vitol, has clinched a deal with the Natio

PRESS: BP Opts Out Of First Wave Of Iran Oil And Gas Deals - FT