
** Oil stocks among top gainers in Europe by midday as Brent squeezes higher after opening down 2.5 pct ** Brent rises 3.2 pct, extending gains of 7.9 pct on Friday after a bigger than expected fall in the US rig count triggered mass short-covering ** More stops triggered on Monday fu
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - BP said on Monday that its three refineries in the United States were operating normally after a 24-hour contract extension as worker unions took to picket lines in other companies' plants. BP's plants in Whiting, Indiana, Toledo, Ohio, and Cherry Point, Washington
Strong gains from CRH and a host of oil stocks pushed UK markets higher on Monday, as investors awaited a host of manufacturing data from across the globe. London's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 6,777 early on. CRH was on the rise after agreeing a deal to buy assets from Holcim and Lafarge, while energy
SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was reviewing a proposal by top energy retailer Origin Energy to buy out BP Plc's stake in the Bulwer Island gas terminal they jointly own in Brisbane. In a statement on its website, the Australian Competition and C
Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to pay a dividend for the first time since it was bailed out by taxpayers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The board will sign off the group's annual results and then ask the Bank of England permission to pay a dividend before announcing results on February 27th. Llo
HOUSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Union negotiators said the latest proposal from oil companies for a new three-year contract for U.S. refinery workers was rejected on Friday because it failed meet to members' objectives, according to a text message issued Friday night. The announcement of the re
* Half of the assets on sale are in North America * North Sea could prove a hard sell * Potential buyers holding out for further price falls * Wave of deals expected within three to six months By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - With more than $110 billion of oi
(Adds details, background, quotes) By Denis Pinchuk and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will not be able to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with ExxonMobil, two company sou
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft is unlikely to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with ExxonMobil, two company sources told Reuters on Friday. "There will be no drilling in 2015. There is no platfo