Oil and gas stocks were among the handful of names making gains today as share prices tracked oil prices higher, with Shell, BG Group and BP on the rise.
Oil prices have surged to a nine-month high amid growing fears about the situation in Iraq, a major oil producer.
United Utilities was one of t
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The increased possibility of a rate hike before the end of the year
June 12 (Reuters) - An engineer convicted of obstructing
justice in connection with the 2010 BP oil well blowout in the
Gulf of Mexico won a new trial on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval of New Orleans tossed out
his December conviction of Kurt Mix, a former BP Plc
employee, an
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(Adds AeroVironment share price, details of previous tests) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - BP has been
authorized to use unmanned aircraft to conduct surveys of
pipelines and other infrastructure on Alaska's North Slope, the
first commercial drone flights over U.S. land
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - BP has been
authorized to use unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, to
conduct aerial surveys of pipelines and other infrastructure on
Alaska's North Slope, the first commercial drone flights over
land, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday. AeroVironment started
LONDON (Alliance News) - BP PLC Tuesday said that the following executive directors and directors acquired shares at a price of GBP5.056 per share through the company's ShareMatch UK Plan. General Counsel Rupert Bondy, Iain Conn, a divisional chief executive, Chief Of Staff Dev Sanyal and C
LONDON (Alliance News) - Brokerage ICAP could now be hit by fines from the European Commission over the manipulation of yen Libor rates, after it said Tuesday it has received a so-called statement of objections from the EU's executive body, which it said it intends to fight vi
BP has lost its bid with the US Supreme Court to stop paying compensation claims while it awaits a review of its settlement in relation to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The company said it would continue to seek a review of the court's overall ruling on compensation.
"The lifting of the injun
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Brokerage ICAP PLC could now be hit by fines from the European Commission over the manipulation of yen Libor rates, after it sa
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Tuesday, with AIM marginally outperforming larger stocks.
Goldman Sachs joined other brokers in issuing positive notes about AIM giant ASOS following its recent share price decline. Goldman added ASOS to its Convi