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
Read more* 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
Read more(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
Read moreMOSCOW, 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
Read more(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
Read more(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
Read moreCAIRO, 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
Read more(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
Read more(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
Read moreSYDNEY, 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
Read more(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
Read moreHOUSTON, 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
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