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Sector movers: Oil, mining stocks up but UK political uncertainty weighs on FTSE 100

Natural 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

Argentina's Pan American seeks to sell 500,000 barrels of Escalante crude

NEW 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,

Russia's Rosneft extends CEO Sechin's contract for 5 years

MOSCOW, 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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TANAP to hold talks with foreign companies on partnerships - Turkish minister

ANKARA, May 4 (Reuters) - Turkey and its partners in the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) will hold talks with "one or two" foreign companies for possible partnerships, Turkey's Energy Minister said on Monday. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said he could not name the companies inv

Shell, Total align trading and refining units to drive profit growth

(Repeats story from Friday) * Shell, Total restructure to combat falling oil prices * Refinery profits also under pressure from competition * Oil firms fighting off challenge from trading houses By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Top oil fi

MEDIA-India's Oil ministry wants BP to furnish bank guarantee for ATF licence - PTI in Business Standard

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MEDIA-BP oil spill claims admin seeks subpoena power to uncover fraud- Nola.com

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Shell, Total align trading and refining units to drive profit growth

* Shell, Total restructure to combat falling oil prices * Refinery profits also under pressure from competition * Oil firms fighting off challenge from trading houses By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Top oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and Total a

Little chance Big Oil's refining boom will last for long

* Refining and trading made 60pct of oil majors' profits in Q1 * Strong margins to fade by Q4 2015 * Golden age will not change need for refinery closures By Ron Bousso and Libby George LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - The world's top oil companies can expect only limited solace

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UK Energy Production & Fossil Fuel Dependency Continues To Fall In 2014

Cape seals £100m deal with BP

London-listed Cape has sealed a two-year deal worth £100m with oil giant BP, the industrial services group said. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will renew its relationship with BP, securing approximately 500 jobs in the North Sea in its access, insulation, coating, passive fire protec

Ex-divs to take 7 points off FTSE 100 on May 7

LONDON, May 1 (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-maker

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