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UPDATE 3-EU drops Shell, BP, Statoil from ethanol benchmark investigation

(Adds sources, Commission, company comments) By Philip Blenkinsop and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have dropped Shell, BP, and Statoil from an investigation into suspected rigging of ethanol benchmarks, focusing instead on three producers of the bio

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Former Head Of MI6 Buys Shares In BP

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: OPEC-Hit Oil Prices Wipe Out UK Stock Gains

New BP director Sawers treats himself to shares

(ShareCast News) - BP's newly-appointed non-executive director John Sawers bought 13,528 shares in the oil giant at 369p each. Sawers, who was head of the UK Secret Intelligence Service from 2009 to 2014, was appointed to BP's board in May. BP shares were under pressure on Monday as oil prices slum

FTSE 100 movers: Reports Rolls-Royce reps to meet major shareholder

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 started the week in the green, up 14.06 points (0.23%) to 6,252.35 by mid-afternoon Monday. Rolls-Royce Holdings led the charge after a report from Sky News that senior representatives of American fund ValueAct will meet the president of Rolls-Royce's aerospace divisi

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks To Add Gains On Economic Confidence

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Former UK Spy Chief Buys Shares In BP

BP says not affected by Azerbaijan oil platform accident

BAKU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - British oil company BP said on Monday its operations in Azerbaijan were not affected by a deadly accident at one of the platforms in the Caspian Sea operated by Azeri state energy company SOCAR. SOCAR said one worker was killed, 29 missing and 33 rescued after its oi

BP says has completed planned maintenance at Chirag oil platform

BAKU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - British oil company BP has completed maintenance and prepares to resume production at its Chirag platform in the Caspian Sea, Tamam Bayatly, a spokeswoman for BP Azerbaijan, said on Monday. Operations were suspended on Nov. 10 for a planned 25-day maintenance. (Rep

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks Post Gains Despite Oil Price Decline

NORWAY GAS-Flows to Britain rise

OSLO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Europe rose on Monday morning mainly due to higher supplies to Britain, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Gas flows to Europe were running at 342 million cubic metres (mcm) per day by around 0700 GMT, up 9 mcm from volumes delivered on

UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan says 29 missing after oil platform fire feared dead

(Updates with news quotes, details) By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Azeri state energy company SOCAR said that 29 workers missing after its oil platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on Friday were feared dead, and President Ilham Aliyev declared a day of national mourning

UPDATE 2-One worker killed, 30 missing after Azeri oil rig fire - gov't

(Updates with information from SOCAR, adds details) By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - At least one worker was killed and 30 others were missing on Saturday after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea on Friday, state energy company SOCAR said.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: December Rate Hike All But Confirmed By US Jobs

UPDATE 1-Oil firms pile in as Norway moves exploration closer to Russia

(Adds comments by minister, applicants, background) OSLO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Norway has received applications from 26 oil firms seeking drilling permissions in a licensing round set to move the search for hydrocarbons closer to its border with Russia, the country's Oil and Energy Ministry sa