LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A month of planned maintenance has started at the North Sea loading terminal for Forties crude, which helps set the Brent benchmark, an industry source said on Thursday, preventing VLCC loadings. Hound Point's Jetty 1 is the key loading berth for very large crude c
Read moreBAKU, May 6 (Reuters) - Iran may join the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), which will carry Azeri gas to European markets, the country's ambassador to Azerbaijan said on Wednesday referring to the project, which is seen as Europe's alternative to its reliance on Russia. "We're looking into
Read more* Blue-chip FTSE 100 index closes 0.8 pct lower * HSBC leads banking sector down * Cautious trading ahead of general election By Atul Prakash and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended lower on Tuesday tracking sharp losses in the U.S. mar
Read more(Adds details on salary, background) MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Rosneft earns at least 15-20 million roubles ($295,000-$390,000) a month, the oil company said on Tuesday, disclosing Igor Sechin's basic salary after President Vladimir Putin encouraged greater wage transpa
Read moreNatural resources oriented stocks, including oil, mining and minerals companies, largely traded in positive territory on Tuesday but election jitters weighed on much of the FTSE 100 following the May bank holiday weekend. At 16:03 BST, the blue chip index was down 25.27 points or 0.36% at 6960.68 fe
Read moreNEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Pan American Energy LLC's Argentina branch has launched a tender to sell one 500,000 barrel cargo of Escalante crude for delivery June 15-25 at the Caleta Cordova terminal, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. In April, Pan American, a unit of BP,
Read moreMOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) - Russia's Rosneft said on Tuesday it had extended the contract of its Chief Executive Igor Sechin for five years. Sechin, a former deputy prime minister, has held his position at Rosneft since 2012. Rosneft is the world's top listed oil producer by output. It is und
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