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Norway awards 56 oil and gas licences in mature areas

SANDEFORD, Norway Jan 19 (Reuters) - Norway's oil ministry awarded 56 oil and gas exploration licences in mature areas on Tuesday and said it plans to launch a new licencing round in mature areas before Easter this year. "I have the pleasure to offer 56 new exploration licences. 27 in the N

UPDATE 2-Total takes oil price hit but will not cut jobs -CEO

(Adds spokesman comments, share price) By Bate Felix PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - French energy company Total expects a drop in 2015 results but does not plan to cut jobs as peer BP has done to weather currently low oil prices, its chief executive said in a radio interview on Tuesday.Read more

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Total's CEO says does not expect to cut jobs

PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - French oil and gas major Total does not plan to cut jobs as peer BP has done to withstand the dramatic fall in oil prices, Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said in a radio interview on Tuesday. Speaking in an interview with Europe 1 radio, Pouyanne said th

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Iran Resumes Oil Exports And Sends Shares Lower

BP gushes higher on SocGen upgrade

(ShareCast News) - BP rose to the top of the FTSE 100 as investors reacted to an upgrade of the stock by Societe Generale late on Friday. "We upgrade from 'hold' to 'buy', despite lower estimates, on our expectation that having started earlier than the industry on the cost-reset, and on our key assu

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Oil Prices Bounce But Stocks Flatten

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Oil Price Slump, China Woes Hit Commodity Stocks

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BP and Rosneft dissolve German JV

(ShareCast News) - BP and Rosneft have agreed to dissolve their refining joint venture Ruhr Oel GmbH as they move towards completion of the previously announced restructuring of their German refining and petrochemical venture. Following completion of the restructuring, which is due to take place lat

UPDATE 1-Russia's Rosneft, BP agree to dissolve joint venture in Germany

(Adds quote, context) MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russia's top crude oil producer Rosneft said on Friday it has agreed with BP to dissolve its refining joint venture in Germany, Ruhr Oel. The decision was approved by Rosneft's board in December, while BP Europa SE's board gave it the g

Russia's Rosneft, BP agree to dissolve joint venture in Germany

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russia's top crude oil producer Rosneft said on Friday that it has agreed with BP to dissolve its refining joint venture in Germany, Ruhr Oel. After restructuring later this year, Rosneft will become a direct shareholder and increase its stake in the Bayernoil re