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

(Repeats to attach alerts to article, no changes in text) OSLO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Norway has received applications from 26 oil firms seeking drilling permissions in a licencing round set to move the search for hydrocarbons closer to its border with Russia, the country's Oil and Energy Minis

Oil firms pile in as Norway moves exploration closer to Russia

OSLO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Norway has received applications from 26 oil firms seeking drilling permissions in a licencing round set to move the search for hydrocarbons closer to its border with Russia, the country's Oil and Energy Ministry said on Friday. Applicants in the so-called 23rd round

NORWAY GAS-Flows to Germany rise, fall to France

OSLO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Germany rose from the previous day, while those to France fell, data from gas system operator Gassco showed on Friday. Gas flows to Europe as a whole were running at 331 million cubic metres (mcm) per day by 0830 GMT, down 3 mcm from the volumes

Oil flow through UK's North Sea Forties pipeline restricted -BP

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The flow of oil through the Forties pipeline in Britain's North Sea is being restricted after an unplanned shutdown at the Kinneil processing plant, a spokeswoman for pipeline operator BP said on Thursday. "Train 1 at Kinneil had an unplanned shutdown on Dec. 1, wh

NORWAY GAS-Flows to Europe broadly steady

OSLO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Europe were broadly steady on Thursday compared to the previous day, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Gas flows to Europe as a whole were running at 336 million cubic metres (mcm) per day by 1045 GMT compare with 336 mcm delivered on

BP spill manslaughter charges dropped, one guilty of environmental crime

By Letitia Stein Dec 2 (Reuters) - Manslaughter charges were dropped against two former BP well site managers involved in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil drilling disaster on Wednesday, and one pleaded guilty to an environmental crime, federal prosecutors said. Donald Vidrine plead

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Iran OPEC Comments Spark Late FTSE 100 Volatility

NORWAY GAS-Flows to Britain fall

OSLO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Europe fell on Wednesday morning due to lower deliveries to Britain, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Gas flows to Europe as a whole were running at 340 million cubic metres (mcm) per day by 0830 GMT, down 10 mcm from the volumes deli

UPDATE 1-Anadarko ordered to pay $159.5 mln fine for 2010 Gulf spill

(Adds Justice Department comment, updated stock price) By Jonathan Stempel Dec 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered Anadarko Petroleum Corp to pay a $159.5 million civil fine reflecting its stake in the Gulf of Mexico well where a 2010 blowout caused the largest U.S. offshore oil spi

RPT-Anadarko ordered to pay $159.5 mln fine for 2010 Gulf spill

(Repeats for additional subscribers) By Jonathan Stempel Dec 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered Anadarko Petroleum Corp to pay a $159.5 million civil fine reflecting its stake in the Gulf of Mexico well whose 2010 blowout caused the largest U.S. offshore oil spill. In a decis

Anadarko ordered to pay $159.5 mln fine for 2010 Gulf spill

By Jonathan Stempel Dec 1 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered Anadarko Petroleum Corp to pay a $159.5 million civil fine reflecting its stake in the Gulf of Mexico well whose 2010 blowout caused the largest U.S. offshore oil spill. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Carl Bar

NORWAY GAS-Flows on track to set record high

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Europe on Tuesday were on track to set a new daily high, mainly due to a rise in deliveries to Britain, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Gas flows to Europe as a whole were running at 364 million cubic metres (mcm) per day by about 1000 GMT

UPDATE 1-BP Jan-Sept oil output at Azeri fields dips on platform maintenance

(Adds information, background) BAKU, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Oil output from BP-led oilfields in Azerbaijan in the first three quarters of 2015 dipped compared with a year earlier, BP-Azerbaijan said on Monday, due to platform maintenance earlier this year. Daily oil output at the Azeri-C

BP Jan-Sept oil output at Azeri fields dips to 640,000 bpd

BAKU, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Oil output from BP-led oilfields in Azerbaijan in the first three quarters of 2015 was slightly down compared to a year earlier, BP-Azerbaijan said on Monday. Daily oil output at the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields, which account for most of Azerbaijan's prod

BP Completes Deal With Rosneft To Form New Joint Venture In Siberia