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London open: FTSE driven higher by BP

- FTSE opens higher than expected - Gains driven by BP after strong quarter - Insurance firms also provide a boost techMARK 2,645.08 +0.16% FTSE 100 6,758.68 +0.49% FTSE 250 15,458.32 +0.19% The FTSE 100 has so far made decent gains this morning, beating expectations of a flat start ahead of the r

UPDATE 1-BP ups asset sales, dividend as big oil Q3 kicks off

By Andrew Callus LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - BP Plc kicked off the quarterly results season for top global oil firms with some good news for the sector's beleaguered investors - a forecast beating result, a dividend hike, and a promise to sell more assets and return the proceeds to sharehold

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RPT-BP beats forecasts, hikes dividend as big oil Q3 kicks off

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - BP Plc kicked off the third quarter results season for the world's top five investor-owned oil companies with a forecast beating result and a dividend hike on Tuesday, delivering earnings for the quarter of $3.7 billion compared with a consensus forecast of $3.17 billio

BP beats forecasts, hikes dividend as big oil Q3 kicks off

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - BP Plc kicked off the third quarter results season for the world's top five investor-owned oil companies with a forecast beating result and a dividend hike on Tuesday, delivering earnings for the quarter of $3.7 billion compared with a consensus forecast of $3.17 billio

Oil products terminal eyed in Brisbane - energy minister

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A terminal for oil products could be set up in Brisbane in Australia, a government official said on Tuesday, as the country readies for a slump in its refining capacity and a surge in fuel imports. Australia's refining capacity is set to decline by at least a q

Indian stocks to watch - Oct 29

GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange edges up 0.2 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan is down 0.12 percent * Asian shares and the dollar fell slightly in early trade on Tuesday, mired in recent ranges as investors wait for commentary from the U.S.

Monday newspaper round-up: Storms, RBS, Green levies

Millions were facing travel misery today as one of the worst storms in a decade swept over Britain - leaving more than 7,000 homes without power. Rail companies said that rush hour services have been delayed or cancelled and 50 short-haul flights from Heathrow had been cancelled by midnight. The tem

Sunday newspaper round-up: Serco, RBS, economy

Serco is targeting Ian Tyler, the former boss of Balfour Beatty, to lead the troubled outsourcing company, the Sunday Times said. Tyler is one of the top candidates to replace Chris Hyman who quit on October 25th over threats to its contracts with the Government, which has accused Serco of overcharg

UPDATE 2-Rosneft sees output plateau at Vankor field group by 2019

* Rosneft plans 500,000 bpd from four fields by 2019 * It once hoped for that volume from Vankor alone this year * Vankor is crucial to supplying growing China market By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Rosneft said on Friday it was delaying peak production at a

UPDATE 1-Rosneft sees output plateau at Vankor field group in 2019

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Rosneft, Russia's top oil producer, plans to produce 25 million tonnes of oil (500,000 barrels per day) at its Vankor group of fields by 2019, the company said on Friday. Rosneft's statement followed a Reuters report this week that output at Vankor would not reach

Soviets performed nuclear blasts at Siberian oilfield to be shared with China

* At least seven blasts in 1970s and 1980s - regional ministry * Moscow says field is safe, environmentalists see risks * No radiation leaks reported at field * Russia building closer energy ties with China By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A series of

UPDATE 4-Bunge may sell money-losing Brazil sugar unit -new CEO

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Bunge Ltd's new chief executive signaled plans to shed its loss-making Brazilian sugar milling business, making Bunge the first major merchant to consider exiting the one-hot sector that has swallowed billions of dollars of investment. Bunge

Forties oil soon to end dependency on Grangemouth

By Alexander Winning LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Forties oil flows, which underpin the global benchmark Brent, will soon cease to be dependent on the UK's troubled Grangemouth refinery as a new power source to keep the oil flowing will come online, a British government source said on Thursda

UPDATE 2-EU ruling on fuel tax could cost Spain billions of euros

* ECJ Advocate General argues against Spanish fuel tax * "Health cent" on fuel meant to finance healthcare spending * Spain may be liable for 13 billion euros in compensation MADRID, Oct 24 (Reuters) - An adviser to the European Union's top court has recommended it should rule t