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Statoil says Algeria gas plant has been attacked

OSLO, March 18 (Reuters) - An Algerian gas plant owned by Norway's Statoil, BP and state firm Sonatrach was attacked on Friday, the company said. "The In Salah Gas asset in Krechba was hit by explosive munitions fired from a distance," Statoil said in a statement. "Statoil is working

Argentina awards 15-cargo LNG tender for April-May delivery

MILAN/LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Argentina has awarded a tender to buy 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for delivery April through May, picking suppliers which include Trafigura, Statoil, BP and Gazprom , according to trade sources. Of the 15 cargoes sought for delivery, eight are d

UPDATE 1-Transocean defeats U.S. shareholder appeal over Gulf spill

(Adds details from decision, background, case citation, byline) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd on Thursday won the dismissal of an appeal by shareholders accusing the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig of deceiving them about its safe

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Azerbaijan oil exports down to 5.2 mln T in Jan-Feb - customs

BAKU, March 17 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's oil exports fell to 5.2 million tonnes in January-February from 5.5 million in the same year-ago period, according to the Caucasus nation's customs data released on Thursday. (Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Katya

UPDATE 2-Britain to cut taxes for North Sea oil producers by $1.4 bln

* Supplementary tax charge cut to 10 pct * Petroleum revenue tax scrapped * BP, Shell shares rise, outperform index (Updates with company, analyst comments, share price, details) By Susanna Twidale LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister George Osborne wi

2nd UPDATE: UK Govt To Scrap Oil Tax And Support Small Nuclear Plants

UPDATE 2-India signs energy deals with Russia's Rosneft

* Indian companies buy 29.9 pct of Taas-Yuriakh oil field * Raise stake in Vankor field to 49.9 pct * Rosneft aims to finalise Indian refinery deal by end-June (Recasts, adds detail) NEW DELHI/MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Indian state companies signed energy deals worth billio

Britain cuts taxes for North Sea oil producers

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister George Osborne said he would cut taxes for energy companies pumping oil from the country's North Sea fields, in a boost for the indstry which is suffering from the impact of low crude prices. "I am today cutting in half the Supplementa

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BP Launches New Fuel In UK Ahead Of Global Roll-Out Plans

Primary fires back to life as ECB supercharges markets

* First European AT1 since mid January * Demand for Deutsche Telekom reaches 18bn * Aggressive high-yield structures return LONDON, March 14 (IFR) - European credit markets roared back to life on Monday, as borrowers capitalised on demand for paper following the European Centra