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BP Whiting CDU operating after upset; FCCU remains shut -sources

HOUSTON, April 6 (Reuters) - The 75,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude distillation unit at BP Plc's 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery was back to normal operation on Monday following a brief shutdown Friday due to a malfunction, said sources familiar with plant operations. The 65,000 bpd

Latam Crude Tenders Summary-Tecpetrol, ENAP and Pan American tender to sell Escalante crude

NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Argentina's oil company, Tecpetrol, with a unit of Chilean state-run ENAP, will accept bids until April 8 to sell 500,000 barrels of Escalante crude. Pan American Energy LLC, a unit of BP, will accept bids until April 7 to sell 1,000,000 barrels of Escalante crud

UPDATE 1-Norway restarts key gas plant, output to stay down Friday

(Adds Kollsnes restart, Skarv outage) OSLO, April 2 (Reuters) - Norway restarted its biggest gas processing plant on Thursday after an unexpected outage but production will only be ramped up slowly and will remain down on Friday, gas system operator Gassco said. Production at Kollsnes

BP to cease production at Australian Bulwer Island refinery in May

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - BP will cease production at its 102,000 barrels per day Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane in May, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. The company previously announced the closure of the refinery by mid-2015 as it restructures its struggling refining and marketing

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Ends Up After Strong Manufacturing Data

CORRECTED-BP faces investor discontent over CEO Dudley's 2014 pay

(Corrects figure in para 1) * Advisors say Dudley's pay not in line with BP's performance * Dudley's 2014 remuneration reached $12.7 million By Ron Bousso LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Two leading consultants have urged BP shareholders to vote against Chief Executive Bob Dud

UPDATE 1-Over 100 business bosses back PM Cameron's Conservatives ahead of British election

(Adds context, details) By Sarah Young and William James LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Over 100 British company bosses publicly backed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-led government on Wednesday and warned a change of course for Britain's $2.8 trillion economy under a Labour

Over 100 British business bosses back Cameron's Conservatives ahead of election

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Over 100 British company bosses publicly backed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative-led government on Wednesday and warned a change of course for Britain's $2.8 trilliom economy under a Labour government would put the recovery at risk. Opinion polls ahead

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Fall Heavily, But FTSE 100 Ends Quarter Higher

BP terminates Gulf of Mexico rig contracts as low oil prices bite

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - BP terminated contracts for two deepwater oil drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico as the British oil company slashes its exploration budget due to fallen oil prices. Offshore drilling company Ensco said it had received notice to terminate BP-operated rig DS-4 in

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks End Higher As Central Bankers Stay Dovish

RPT-Hi-tech and Big Data offer hope to battered US oil industry

(Repeats with no changes to text) By Ernest Scheyder WILLISTON, N.D., March 27 (Reuters) - The tech geeks are coming to the oil industry's rescue. With the price of crude plumbing lows not seen since 2009, Royal Dutch Shell, Whiting Petroleum Corp and many others are turning to

India rejects BP's request to market jet fuel

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India has rejected a request from BP Plc to be allowed to sell jet fuel to the booming aviation market in Asia's No. 3 economy, saying it did not meet the conditions necessary, a source with direct knowledge of the decision told Reuters.

Australia shares slump on falling metals, oil prices

(Updates to close) SYDNEY, March 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell sharply on Monday as resources stocks followed oil and metals prices lower, while Caltex Australia's stock slumped as U.S. energy giant Chevron Corp sold its entire stake at a discounted price. Chevron's $3.7 billi

RPT-Chevron exits Caltex Australia stake for $3.7 bln

(Repeats story published on Saturday; no changes to text) By Morag MacKinnon PERTH, March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. energy giant Chevron sold its entire stake in refiner Caltex Australia Ltd for A$4.7 billion ($3.7 billion) in Asia's biggest block deal this year, as falling oil prices and