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BP wins one U.S. court ruling, loses another over 2010 Gulf spill

By Jonathan Stempel Sept 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court said BP Plc, which in July reached a $18.7 billion settlement of federal, state and local claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, must face one of two proposed class-action lawsuits claiming that the oil company defrauded sh

UBS upgrades BP and downgrades Premier Oil

(ShareCast News) - After cutting its oil price forecasts for 2015 to 2019, UBS has upgraded the "harshly sold off" BP but downgraded Premier Oil. The Swiss bank said that the European E&P sector has been hit hard by the oil price and many of its projects were among some of the industry's more econom

European oil refiners' good times are not over yet

* Refining margins to remain strong into 2016 -banks * Maintenance, strong demand, low crude prices to support * Q2 2015 refining margins strongest on record By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A rare run of strong European refining profits will extend to the end of t

Regulatory worries, energy prices take shine off Shell-BG deal

* Spread between BG shares, Shell offer rises * Oil price, regulatory approvals, risk-aversion to blame * Deal still expected to complete in early 2016 * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/qyf54w By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A look at valuations illustrates

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks Seen Higher As China Closes Up

BUZZ-Premier Oil: UBS cuts rating to "sell"

** Oil producer's shares down 3.6 pct, second largest FTSE midcap loser, after UBS cuts rating on co to "sell", PT to 75p from 130p ** UBS analysts cut 2015-2019 oil price forecast to $80/barrel from $90/barrel, hurting expected earnings for oil producers ** UBS calls Premier's Sea Li

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Raises BP To Buy From Neutral

LONDON BRIEFING: Amlin Agrees To Be Bought By Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: BP Chairman Buys 1 Million Shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BP Chairman Buys GBP3.4 Million In Shares

North Sea oil industry has lost 5,500 since late 2014, OGA says

(ShareCast News) - Britain's new Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said the country's North Sea oil and gas sector has lost over 5,000 jobs since late 2014. A slump in oil prices, which has seen the price of Brent crude fall 55% since June 2014, has hit operations in the industry hard, leading to the loss

UK's North Sea loses 5,500 jobs in oil market downturn - regulator

By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain's North Sea oil and gas sector has shed more than 5,000 jobs since late last year, the country's new Oil and Gas Authority said on Monday, putting an official figure on job losses resulting from a year-long decline in oil prices. No

BP shares at risk from M&A temptation - BAML

* BP needs further cuts to support dividend, U.S. bank says * M&A needed to offset production decline * BAML cuts rating on BP shares to underperform from neutral By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - BP will need to buy oil and gas fields to offset falling production,

UPDATE 1-Russia targets one third increase in oil output in 20 years - energy tsar

* Russia currently pumps 10.7 mln bpd of oil * Sechin sees 14 mln bpd as 20 year goal * Russian energy firms resistant to low oil prices due to weak rouble * Russia aims to boost ties with Asia (Adds details, quotes, background, wrap other stories) By Katya Golubkova

Broker tips: Hikma Pharmaceuticals, BP, GKN

(ShareCast News) - Goldman Sachs upgraded Hikma Pharmaceuticals to 'buy' from 'neutral', added the stock to its regional stock 'focus list' and lifted its price target to 2,840p from 2,210p. "We see the acquisition of Roxane Labs as the realisation of large transformational M&A that we had expected