(Adds Breakingviews link) By Ernest Scheyder and Anna Driver July 31 (Reuters) - Weak oil prices shriveled quarterly profit at Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp on Friday, compelling both companies to rethink operations and plan for what many expect to be a sustained period of cheap
Read moreLONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-ma
Read moreBAKU, July 29 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had shot down an Armenian drone near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, a report dismissed by separatists in the region. Renewed violence has broken this year along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and around Nagorno-Kar
Read moreBy Mike De Souza CALGARY, Alberta, July 29 (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government is studying whether to extend Arctic drilling licenses, a move that could open the door to relinquishing millions of dollars in deposits paid by major energy companies. The right-leaning government
Read more* Net adjusted profit $3.1 bln vs $2.6 bln consensus * Total sees cost cuts exceeding 2015 target * Output to rise by more than 8 pct despite Yemen (Adds shares, analyst, details) By Michel Rose PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - French oil company Total posted higher than expe
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