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BUZZ-Oil producers, services providers: Oil prices at new low

(Updates with new stocks, prices) ** U.S.-listed shares E&P companies, service providers and drillers fall heavily as oil prices drop below $49 per barrel ** Brent at $47.74 per barrel, U.S. crude at $46.24 after Goldman Sachs slashed short-term price forecasts, Gulf producers showed

Sector movers: Energy stocks tank as oil prices continue to tumble

Another tumble in the price of oil knocked stocks in the energy sector on Monday with investors concerned that the continued decline in crude prices will continue, while producer Afren lost over a quarter of its value after a disappointing project update. Brent crude was down 4.7% at $47.75 a barrel

BUZZ-Oil producers, services providers: Oil prices at new low

** Oil producers' U.S.-listed shares down premarket as oil prices drop below $49 per barrel ** Brent prices at $48.78 per barrel and U.S. crude at $47.16 per barrel after Goldman Sachs slashed short-term price forecasts, Gulf producers showed no signs of curbing output ** Exxon Mobil

UK BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg Downgrades ITV To Sell From Hold

Australia's North West Shelf LNG launches 5-cargo tender

By Oleg Vukmanovic MILAN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Australia's North West Shelf liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant on Monday launched a tender to sell at least five cargoes from April, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The 16.3 million tonne per year capacity plant ex

BP, Anadarko fail to win new review of Gulf spill fines

By Jonathan Stempel Jan 9 (Reuters) - BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By a 7-6 vote, the 5th U.S. Cir

UPDATE 1-BP Whiting refinery preparing crude unit restart -sources

(Adds BP no comment, other CDUs operating.) HOUSTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - BP Plc was preparing on Friday to restart a 90,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude distillation unit at its 413,500 bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana, said sources familiar with operations at the plant. The unit was knoc

BP Whiting refinery preparing crude unit restart -sources

HOUSTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - BP Plc was preparing on Friday to restart a 90,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude distillation unit at its 413,500 bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana, said sources familiar with operations at the plant. The unit was knocked out of production on Thursday night due to ext

Egypt signs six new oil and gas exploration deals

CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Egypt has signed six new oil and gas exploration contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars with foreign and Egyptian companies, the oil ministry said on Friday. The agreements provide for the drilling of some 41 discovery wells in the western desert and Gulf o

UPDATE 1-Barclays says E&P spending in N.America could drop 30 pct or more

(Adds details from note) Jan 9 (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies could cut spending on exploration and production (E&P) in North America by 30 percent or more this year if U.S. crude oil prices continue to trade in the $50-$60 per barrel range, Barclays said. Brent crude futures were

Trans Adriatic Pipeline hires BG executive as new managing director

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the 870 km (540.59 miles) pipeline set to bring gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, has appointed BG executive Ian Bradshaw as new Managing Director to replace departing Kjetil Tungland. Bradshaw, who will take up his new position on Feb.

Tesoro plans to shutter FCCU in integration of L.A. refineries

HOUSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Independent West Coast refiner Tesoro Corp plans to permanently close a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit when it integrates its two Los Angeles-area refineries by early 2017, the company said on its website. Tesoro owned a 104,500 bpd refinery on

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE- Bank stocks, oil stocks, Skullcandy

(Adds U.S. Bank stocks, RCS Capital, Skullcandy, Esperion, oil driller stocks, Boston scientific, Cytokinetics, China Southern Airlines, NV5 Holdings; updates oil stocks) (For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Ahead newslette

London close: UK stocks sink 2% on Greek exit fears, oil-price plunge

Concerns about the Greek crisis and continuing downwards pressure on oil prices drove London's stock market 2% lower on Monday, with investors scaling back their appetite for risk ahead of a busy week. The FTSE 100 finished the session down 130.64 points at 6,417.16, its lowest close since 17 Decemb

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE- Automobile stocks, Kite Pharma, Zimmer

(Adds Zimmer Holdings, Kite Pharma, automobile stocks; Updates Novartis, Cempra) (For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Ahead newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reute