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Britain's FTSE drifts lower, eyes on BoE's "Super Thursday"

* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct * Equities under pressure as sterling strengthens * Miners hit as copper sinks to 6 year low * RSA falls, with focus on prospect of Zurich bid (Recasts) By Alistair Smout and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index

LONDON MARKET MID-MORNING: Pound Hit By Weak Industrial Production

RSA a faller as Britain's FTSE dips

* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct * Old Mutual gains on strong results * BP, Anglo American trade ex-dividend By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Thursday, with insurer RSA a faller after weak results from a potential bidder reduced p

BUZZ-Tullow Oil: Nomura resumes with "reduce" rating

** Tullow Oil down 3.6 pct, top FTSE midcap loser after Nomura resumes coverage with "reduce" rating, PT of 200p ** Fall has wiped out stock's gains since late July, when stock closed at a 10-yr low ** Nomura expects financial leverage to rise, says probability of M&A lower than mark

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U.S. Cash Products-Gulf gasoline rises on stronger demand

* Midwest gasoline rises on refinery upsets * Harbor jet fuel up on scarce selling HOUSTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast cash gasoline differentials rose on Wednesday as buying increased despite a large build in regional stocks last week, traders said. A2 CBOB, or conventional r

BP Whiting refinery alkylation unit back in production -sources

HOUSTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The 30,000 barrel per day (bpd) alkylation unit was back in production on Wednesday at BP Plc's 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery after restarting on Tuesday afternoon, said sources familiar with plant operations. The unit was knocked out of production early

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BP to invest $1 bln in upgrading ageing North Sea fields

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - British oil major BP will spend $1 billion to increase output from oil fields off the eastern coast of Scotland, it said on Wednesday, at a time when oil companies are seeking to exit the ageing UK North Sea basin. The investment in the Eastern Trough Area Project

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BP Whiting refinery restarting alkylation unit -sources

HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - BP Plc was restarting the 30,000 barrel per day (bpd) alkylation unit at the company's 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Tuesday afternoon, said sources familiar with operations at the plant. The alkylation unit, which converts refining byproducts into oct

EBRD approves $500 mln loan for Russia's Lukoil for Azeri gas field

BAKU, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved $500 million loan to Russia's second biggest oil producer, Lukoil, for participation in the development of Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan, the bank said. The credit is a half of $1 billion l

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BP Whiting refinery alkylation unit malfunctions -sources

HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The 30,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) alkylation unit at BP Plc's 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery malfunctioned on Tuesday morning, trade and industry sources said. The unit upset triggered the refinery's safety flare system on Tuesday morning, according to loca

CORRECTED-BP to relinquish three offshore blocks in Uruguay

(Corrects paragraph 6 to show capital expenditure in 2015 seen below $20 billion, not below $22 billion) MONTEVIDEO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - British oil major BP has halted its deepwater exploration activities off Uruguay as it prioritizes lower-risk projects at a time of low international price