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London midday: Markets bounce back ahead of US data

- FTSE 100 rebounds from worst level in eight weeks - Oil, housing stocks provide a lift - Markets focus on non-farm payrolls ahead of Fed meeting techMARK 2,657.20 +0.34% FTSE 100 6,536.26 +0.58% FTSE 250 15,210.58 +0.35% Strong gains in oil and housing sectors were providing a lift in London on

London open: Housing, oil stocks help markets rebound from eight-week low

- Housing and oil stocks provide a lift - Focus on Fed ahead of non-farm payrolls - Berkeley jumps as strong housing demand boosts H1 results techMARK 2,650.07 +0.07% FTSE 100 6,518.46 +0.31% FTSE 250 15,166.21 +0.06% The FTSE 100 rebounded slightly on Friday from an eight-week low, as bargain hu

GE CEO says no plans to buy oil or natural gas producer

NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - General Electric Co has no plans to buy an oil or natural gas producer, Chief Executive Jeff Immelt told Reuters on Thursday. Ever since the conglomerate bought oil pump maker Lufkin earlier this year for nearly $5 billion, speculation has swirled on Wall Street

Europe Distillates-Diesel barge prices rises amid supply concerns

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Diesel barge differentials in northwest Europe rose on Thursday amid very thin trade as ongoing disruptions at BP's Rotterdam refinery and a nearing storm limited demand. Diesel barge loading continued to be disrupted at BP's <BP.L 400,000 barrels per day (bpd)

UPDATE 1-Egypt pens energy debt payoff deal, puts activists on trial

* Egypt says agrees timetable on $3 bln in oil arrears * Prosecutor refers activists to trial after protests * Hardline Islamist party urges support for constitution * Footballer banned from internationals over Mursi support By Tom Perry CAIRO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Egyp

Major companies plan for U.S. carbon emissions fee, report says

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Major U.S. companies, from Wal-Mart and Google Inc. to Shell and ExxonMobil, are including future charges for carbon emissions in their strategic plans, according to a report released on Thursday. The non-profit Climate Disclosure Pro

UPDATE 1-Oil producers cut back some North Sea output due to storm

* Conoco reduces Ekofisk oil output * Maersk cuts Danish oil and gas output COPENHAGEN/OSLO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - North Sea oil and gas producers have cut some production and moved staff from a limited number of platforms to shore because of a major storm, the companies said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Azeri SOCAR to halt oil exports via Russia in February

* SOCAR halts oil exports via Russia in Feb. 2014 * Exports by Baku-Ceyhan pipeline to rise to 31.5 mln t in 2014 By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's state energy company, SOCAR, plans to halt oil exports via Russia in February, opting instead to send the bul

London open: FTSE 100 flat at seven-week low ahead of busy day

- FTSE 100 at lowest level since October 14th - Central bank meetings, Autumn Statement in focus - Investors cautious ahead of jobs report tomorrow techMARK 2,644.71 +0.02% FTSE 100 6,509.08 -0.01% FTSE 250 15,152.45 +0.16% UK stocks opened broadly flat on Thursday morning with the FTSE 100 tradin

UPDATE 1-Indonesia signs first LNG import deal as consumption grows

North Sea Crude-Forties rises on firm demand, Brent delays

* Forties trades at dated Brent plus 65 cents * All Brent December cargoes now delayed * Buchan Alpha platform closed as storm brews * Ekofisk Chilean fixture for December spotted LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - North Sea Forties crude oil traded higher on Wednesday as demand remained

Diesel barge loading delays at BP's Rotterdam refinery -trade

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Diesel barge loading out of BP's 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) Rotterdam refinery has been delayed, four trading sources said on Wednesday, citing problems at one of the plant's main production units. The Rotterdam refinery, one of the largest in Europe, had been

UPDATE 6-Egypt woos Gulf investors, promises repayments to oil firms

* Government says it owes $6 billion to foreign oil firms * Egypt needs Gulf aid, renewal of confidence in economy * Foreign reserves under pressure since Mubarak fell By Asma Alsharif and Shadia Nasralla CAIRO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Egypt promised on Wednesday to pay $1.5 bil

Egypt says to pay arrears to oil firms "in days"

CAIRO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Egyptian government plans to pay $1.5 billion in arrears to foreign oil companies "in days", Oil Minister Sherif Ismail told Reuters on Wednesday, adding the money would be shared between all the firms operating in the country. Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi ea

UPDATE 1-Iran names 7 Western oil companies it wants to return

By Alex Lawler and Peg Mackey VIENNA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday named seven Western oil companies it wants back in its vast oil and gas fields once international sanctions are lifted and said it would offer contract terms in April next year. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangan