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UPDATE 1-BP Whiting large crude unit activity may point to restart -Genscape

(Adds details) HOUSTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Increased activity pointing to a possible restart was seen on Sunday afternoon around the large crude distillation unit that has been shut since Aug. 8 at BP Plc's 413,500 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery, said energy industry intell

BP Whiting large crude unit shows increased activity -Genscape

HOUSTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Increased activity was seen around the shut large crude distillation unit at BP Plc's 413,500 barrel per day Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Sunday afternoon, said energy industry intelligence service Genscape. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Chicago gasoline slumps on expected early return of refinery unit

NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Chicago cash gasoline traded at 1.00 cent above U.S. RBOB gasoline futures on Friday, a 24-cent weaker differential from Thursday, according to traders, slumping on news of an earlier-than-expected return of a crude unit at BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana, refinery. T

UPDATE 2-Egypt seeks LNG cargoes via Jordan -traders

(Adds background) By Sarah McFarlane and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON/MILAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Egypt is seeking liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Jordan, three traders told Reuters on Friday, as the two neighbours bolster LNG imports following their recent installation of floating storage an

Egypt's EGAS seeks 4 LNG cargoes via Jordan terminal-traders

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Egypt's state-owned gas company EGAS is seeking four cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery to Jordan's Aqaba terminal, three traders said. EGAS has approached existing suppliers for the cargoes to be delivered in September and October, the traders said. <

UPDATE 1-BP Whiting refinery unit may restart soon, avoiding long outage

(Updates throughout, adds comment from BP) NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana, refinery, whose partial closure nearly two weeks ago has roiled global oil markets, may restart a key crude oil unit weeks earlier than expected, according to sources and a published report.Read more

BP Whiting refinery to begin crude unit restart as soon as this weekend - ENT

NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - BP Plc's 413,500 barrels-per-day Whiting, Indiana, refinery is expected to start up its shuttered crude unit as soon as this weekend, according to industry publication Energy News Today. The plant's largest unit, known as Pipestill 12, shut Aug. 8. The unit has

Valero resets work on Memphis refinery's gasoline unit -sources

HOUSTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp has moved back the start date for planned fall work on the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 180,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Memphis, Tennessee, due to strong Midwest refining margins, sources familiar with pla

North Sea Oil Helicopter Pilots Show Strong Support For Strike Action

BUZZ-Oil and gas companies: Oil prices fall 4 pct

** U.S.-listed shares of oil and gas producers and services providers fall on Wednesday after crude prices drop 4 pct on renewed concerns over growing global oil glut ** Brent crude down 4 pct at $46.87/barrel; U.S. crude hits 6-1/2 year lows falling 4.7 pct to $40.63 ** Chevron Corp

Record low interest in U.S. Gulf of Mexico leases amid oil price slump

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. government sale of oil and gas drilling leases in the western Gulf of Mexico attracted the lowest number of bids on record on Wednesday as slumping oil prices kept producers from plowing money into expensive offshore prospects. The yearly sale, held by th

UK North Sea Oil And Gas Operators Face Strike By Helicopter Pilots

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 Dragged Down By Miners As Pound Gains

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks Seen Lower Ahead Of US Housing Starts

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