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BP's U.S. refineries operating normally on contract extension

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - BP said on Monday that its three refineries in the United States were operating normally after a 24-hour contract extension as worker unions took to picket lines in other companies' plants. BP's plants in Whiting, Indiana, Toledo, Ohio, and Cherry Point, Washington

MARKET COMMENT: London Trades Lower As Global Manufacturing Wavers

London open: CRH and oil stocks lift FTSE 100 ahead of PMI data

Strong gains from CRH and a host of oil stocks pushed UK markets higher on Monday, as investors awaited a host of manufacturing data from across the globe. London's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 6,777 early on. CRH was on the rise after agreeing a deal to buy assets from Holcim and Lafarge, while energy

Australia regulator says reviewing Origin proposal to buy BP gas terminal

SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was reviewing a proposal by top energy retailer Origin Energy to buy out BP Plc's stake in the Bulwer Island gas terminal they jointly own in Brisbane. In a statement on its website, the Australian Competition and C

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Sunday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, BT, Standard Chartered

Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to pay a dividend for the first time since it was bailed out by taxpayers, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The board will sign off the group's annual results and then ask the Bank of England permission to pay a dividend before announcing results on February 27th. Llo

Union says rejects U.S. refinery workers contract offer on Friday

HOUSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Union negotiators said the latest proposal from oil companies for a new three-year contract for U.S. refinery workers was rejected on Friday because it failed meet to members' objectives, according to a text message issued Friday night. The announcement of the re

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Buyers bide their time in $110 bln oil asset sell-off

* Half of the assets on sale are in North America * North Sea could prove a hard sell * Potential buyers holding out for further price falls * Wave of deals expected within three to six months By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - With more than $110 billion of oi

UK BROKER RATINGS: Shell And BG Group Are Downgraded

UPDATE 1-Russia's Rosneft will not resume drilling in Kara Sea in 2015 - sources

(Adds details, background, quotes) By Denis Pinchuk and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft will not be able to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with ExxonMobil, two company sou

Russia's Rosneft unlikely to resume drilling in Kara Sea in 2015 - sources

MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft is unlikely to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after Western sanctions halted its cooperation with ExxonMobil, two company sources told Reuters on Friday. "There will be no drilling in 2015. There is no platfo

RPT-BP to hand back two exploration blocks to Indonesia on risk concerns

(Repeats to add reporting credit, no other changes to text) JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - UK-listed energy giant BP has decided to relinquish two exploration blocks to Indonesia, after a survey of the blocks found them to be high risk, the company said on Friday. "Following the result

BP to hand back two exploration blocks to Indonesia on risk concerns

JAKARTA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - UK-listed energy giant BP has decided to relinquish two exploration blocks to Indonesia, after a survey of the blocks found them to be high risk, the company said on Friday. "Following the result of the 3D seismic evaluation, earlier this quarter we have made th

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