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Pressure grows on Israel's Leviathan to finalise gas deals

* Leviathan costs could top $6 bln in initial stage * Partners searching for first major signed contract * BG needs Leviathan gas for Egypt plant, analyst says By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The group developing Israel's giant Leviathan gas

Brazil to hold next oil rights auction in 1st half of 2015 -govt official

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Brazil will hold the 13th round of its oil rights auctions in the first half of next year, a senior mines and energy ministry official said on Monday. Marco Antonio Martins, the undersecretary in charge of the oil industry at the ministry, said at an indu

UPDATE 1-PM Cameron to appeal to keep Britain intact on last Scotland visit before vote

* Independence vote to take place on Thursday * Polls show result too close to call * Cameron's last visit to Scotland before vote * Pro-independence camp in confident mood (Updates with Salmond, new details, context) By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn ABERDEEN

London midday: M&A ramps up but weak Chinese data weighs on FTSE

The UK stock market was poised to finish at their lowest level in more than three weeks on Monday despite a wave of M&A activity, as weak economic data from China dampened sentiment. Nervousness ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy meeting and a vote on Scottish independence were also limitin

London open: Stocks fall on Chinese data but M&A lifts SABMiller, Micro Focus

A wave of M&A activity wasn't enough to keep UK stocks from slipping into the red on Monday morning, as weak Chinese data and nervousness about the upcoming Scottish referendum and the US policy decision dampened sentiment. SABMiller was rising strongly early on after a takeover offer for Heineken w

PM Cameron to make one of last Scotland visits before vote to try to keep UK intact

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will make one of his final visits to Scotland later on Monday four days before a historic independence referendum to warn Scots a vote to leave the United Kingdom is a forever choice. With opinion polls suggesting the referend

Russian sanctions risk constraining oil supply, says ex-BP boss Hayward

US and European sanctions against Moscow pose a threat to Western economies, according to the former boss of oil major BP. Tony Hayward, now chief executive of General Eenergy and chairman of Glencore, has said that measures - which include cutting off Russian energy groups' access to capital market

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MEDIA-Former BP chief warns on Russia sanctions - FT

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UPDATE 3-Scots independence battle reaches fever pitch on streets and screens

* Thousands of "Yes" supporters in streets of Glasgow * Salmond confident of win * Darling warns a split will be forever (Releads with street scenes, adds queen, previous Edinburgh) By Alistair Smout GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of independence suppor

Sunday newspaper round-up: RBS, Scottish independence, Prudential

Royal Bank of Scotland could have a pension funding gap of up to 5.6bn pounds if Scotland votes to leave the UK, the Sunday Times reported. Other companies such as Lloyds Banking Group and BP would also be affected by a hole of about £100bn in UK corporate retirement plans, according to Credit Suiss

UPDATE 1-Fate of United Kingdom hangs in balance after latest Scotland polls

* Four different polls show future of UK at stake * ICM poll shows unionists with 8-percentage-point lead * Salmond confident of win * Darling warns a split will be forever (Writes through, adds Salmond and Darling quotes, church sermon) By Angus MacSwan and Alistair Smo

Fate of United Kingdom hangs in balance after new Scotland polls

* Scottish nationalists warn BP and some banks * 12,000 loyalists march for union in Scottish capital * Four different polls show fate of UK at stake * ICM poll shows unionists with 8-percentage-point lead * Deutsche Bank says desire UK break is 'incomprehensible' *

UPDATE 1-Scottish independence battle draws 'day of reckoning' warning to business

* Scottish nationalists warn BP and some banks * 12,000 loyalists march for the union in Scottish capital * Survation poll shows unionists in the lead on 54 pct * Deutsche Bank says desire UK break is 'incomprehensible' * Ex-PM Tony Blair says breaking the UK is not sensib

Scottish independence battle draws 'day of reckoning' warning to business

By Guy Faulconbridge and Angus MacSwan EDINBURGH, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The campaign battle over Scottish independence took a bitter turn on Saturday when a senior nationalist warned businesses such as BP that they could face punishment for voicing concern over the impact of secession.