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UPDATE 2-Iran certifies 29 international companies to bid for oil, gas projects

(Adds BP not on list, background) By Tom Arnold DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Iran has named 29 companies from more than a dozen countries as being allowed to bid for oil and gas projects using the new, less restrictive Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) model, the oil ministry news website SHA

Rosneft raises exposure to Germany's oil refining market after BP deal

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer and its shareholder BP have completed dissolution of Ruhr Oel, their refining joint venture in Germany, Rosneft said on Thursday. Rosneft said with the restructuring it had embarked on developing its own business in Germany and had cr

BP inks liquefied natural gas deal with Thailand's PTT

(ShareCast News) - Oil giant BP has signed a sale and purchase agreement for liquefied natural gas with Thailand's PTT, a petroleum and petrochemical company, for an undisclosed fee. Under the deal, BP will provide 1m tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas to PTT for 20 years, starting in 2017. I

UPDATE 1-Egypt signs $220 mln of oil and gas deals

(Adds details, background) CAIRO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El Molla has signed three offshore oil and gas exploration and production deals worth a total of at least $220 million with France's Total, Britain's BP, and Italian oil major ENI's Egyptian subsidiary IEOC, th

Egypt signs oil and gas deals with BP, Total, and ENI Egypt unit

CAIRO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El Molla has signed three oil and gas exploration and production deals worth at least $220 million in total with France's Total , Britain's BP, and Italian energy major ENI's Egyptian subsidiary IEOC, the ministry said on Wednesday. The

BP to buy Woolworths fuel business

(ShareCast News) - Oil giant BP has agreed to buy the Australian fuels business of Woolworths Ltd for AUD1.79bn. As part of the deal, which was signed on Christmas eve, BP will buy 527 Woolworths-owned fuel convenience sites and 16 committed development sites as the Australian company focuses on bec

UPDATE 1-Australia's Woolworths sells petrol chain to BP for $1.3 bln

(Adds Woolworths comment) SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Ltd is selling its chain of petrol stations to BP plc for A$1.8 billion ($1.29 billion) in cash, Woolworths said in a statement on Wednesday. The sale of the fuel business, comprising 527 pet

Australia's Woolworths sells petrol chain to BP for $1.3 bln-media

SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Ltd has sold its chain of petrol stations to BP plc for A$1.8 billion ($1.29 billion) in cash, media reported on Wednesday. The Australian Financial Review reported the deal was signed over Christmas and ended months of neg

UPDATE 1-BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery plans weekend restart for refomer -source

(Adds details on refinery production) HOUSTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - BP Plc plans to begin restarting a catalytic reformer at the 413,500 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery over the weekend, a source familiar with plant operations said on Friday. The 60,000 bpd reformer, whi

BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery plans weekend restart for refomer -source

HOUSTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - BP Plc plans to begin restarting a catalytic reformer at the 413,500 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery over the weekend, a source familiar with plant operations said on Friday. The 60,000 bpd reformer, which produces octane-boosting gasoline compone

SOCAR, BP-Operated AIOC Sign Deal On ACG Oil Field In Azerbaijan

UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan extends BP's deal for giant oilfields until 2050

* Existing deal was meant to expire in 2024 * Production to date exceeds 3 billion barrels of oil * Azerbaijan has criticised BP for output decline * BP splashes out on deals in recent weeks (Updates with details, context) Dec 23 (Reuters) - Oil major BP has agreed with

Putin says Russia received Glencore, Qatar payment for Rosneft

MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Russian state budget has received a payment from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and commodities trader Glencore to pay for a stake in oil giant Rosneft, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Speaking at his annual end-of-year news conference, Putin sa

Chicago gasoline climbs on BP Whiting reformer outage -sources

HOUSTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Wholesale gasoline in the Chicago market climbed 5 cents a gallon on Wednesday to a 9-cent premium over the January gasoline contract on the New Mercantile Exchange due to the shutdown of a reformer at BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana, refinery, said Chicago market sources.<

Cyprus picks Eni, Total and Exxon for offshore exploration blocks

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Wednesday it had picked Eni, Total and ExxonMobil for three oil and gas exploration licences in the Mediterranean close to where Eni made the biggest gas find in the past decade. The Cypriot government awarded Eni and Total a joint exploration block