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Ex-BP Chief John Browne to quit Riverstone board -Sky News

April 13 (Reuters) - Former BP chief executive John Browne will be vacating his spot on the board of investment company Riverstone Energy to focus on work for a Russian-backed energy venture, Sky News reported. The resignation of Browne, who joined Riverstone in 2007, is expected to come as

UPDATE 1-Azeri Q1 oil output up thanks to BP fields, gas falls

(Adds details, background) BAKU, April 13 (Reuters) - Crude oil and condensate production in Azerbaijan rose to 10.6 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2015 from 10.4 million tonnes in the same period last year, a source at the State Statistics Committee said on Monday. The source

BP Whiting refinery preparing to restart gasoline unit - sources

HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) - BP Plc was preparing on Monday to restart the 65,000 barrel per day (bpd) gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit at the 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery, said sources familiar with plant operations. The FCCU, which is the smaller of two at the

Azeri Q1 oil production up 1.9 pct y/y, gas down - source

BAKU, April 13 (Reuters) - Crude oil and condensate production in Azerbaijan rose to 10.6 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2015 from 10.4 million tonnes in the same period last year, a source at the State Statistics Committee said on Monday. The source, who declined to be named becaus

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Oil companies' profits hit by quest for crude price exposure

* Companies sought more price exposure ahead of crude collapse * Profits increasingly sensitive to oil price moves * Firms still hope oil prices will rise and justify strategy By Tom Bergin LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The drop in big oil companies' profits in the past eig

London midday: Miners fall as investors take profits after recent record

Hopes for further stimulus in China weren't enough to lift stocks in the mining sector on Monday, as risk appetite was scaled back in the aftermath of another record high for the Footsie. With both UBS and Citigroup making downwards revisions to their iron ore forecasts, mining stocks were sold off

Monday broker round-up

BP: Bank of America downgrades to neutral. BG Group: Investec upgrades to hold, Deutsche reiterates buy and 1,460p target. HSBC: Morgan Stanley upgrades to equalweight. IMI: Investec downgrades to hold. Fresnillo: Bank of America upgrades to buy. Anglo American: Citi downgrades to sell and decre

London open: FTSE pulls back from all-time high as mining stocks decline

London's FTSE 100 retreated from a fresh record on Monday morning as investors took profits ahead of a busy week for global financial markets, with shares in the mining sector in particular under pressure. The Footsie was trading 0.24% lower at 7,072.78 early on after settling at a new all-time clos

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 And FTSE 250 Reach New Record Highs

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Middle East state spending throws lifeline to oilfield services

(Refiles to add byline) * GRAPHIC on Gulf spending: http://link.reuters.com/gap44w * MENA states have no option but to keep spending * Some OFS companies see strong bid pipeline for 2015 By Claire Milhench LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) - Oil majors may have slashed capi

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Flooding, ice close highway to Alaska's North Slope oilfields

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, April 9 (Reuters) - Alaska's lone road to North Slope oilfield operations has been shut for days while emergency crews divert flood waters from an adjacent river and oil companies fly provisions to the Arctic region, state and company officials said on Thursday. Read more