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Azerbaijan halts oil output decline in Jan-Oct -state statistics

BAKU, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's oil and condensate output rose by 0.2 percent year on year in the January-October period to 36.1 million tonnes, for the first time since a drop in 2011, the State Statistics Committee said on Thursday. Falling output at the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (

Rosneft to invest $3 bln in three East Siberian fields

MOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Oil producer Rosneft plans to invest around 92 billion roubles ($2.8 billion) by 2015 to develop three fields in East Siberia, key to honouring its export deals with Asia, the company said on Thursday. In a strategic shift in its energy policy, Russia launched th

UPDATE 1-Mexico Pemex CEO criticizes Repsol chairman's pay

MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Mexico's state-run oil monopoly Pemex on Wednesday criticized the compensation paid to the chairman of Spain's Repsol as excessive, amid a tussle over the handling of a dispute involving Argentina. Emilio Lozoya, CEO of Pemex - which ha

EU refiners burn last barrels as closures loom

* Refinery margins hit as Middle East unrest raises crude prices * Shale boom turns U.S. into big diesel exporter * European margins for gasoline, diesel fall simultaneously * Refiners reducing stocks By Lin Noueihed, Ron Bousso and Claire Milhench LONDON, Nov 20 (Re

Indonesia's 2013 gas output up 2 pct on Total, domestic facilities

JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's 2013 gas production has risen 2.2 percent to 8,100 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) on average, from 7,920 mmscfd last year, boosted by an output hike by the country's top producer, France's Total SA , state oil and gas regulator SKKMigas said.<

Bondholders in Australia wary as class action suits multiply

* Australia has one of world's most class-action friendly legal regimes * A$1 bln worth of class action claims have been settled to date By Cecile Lefort SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Investors in Australian corporate bonds need to weigh more than market movements and a company's

Iraq strives to return to big oil output growth

* Swift export growth seen unlikely due to major works * Gazprom Neft postpones project start-up * Lack of storage capacity is major bottleneck * Exports picking up slightly in November By Peg Mackey and Alex Lawler LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil industry is p

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BP Executive Exercises Options, Sells Shares

CORRECTED-Rosneft sees oil output growing at 3-4 pct after 2017

(Moves brackets in 4th para to make clear production figure is annual not daily) MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Rosneft, Russia's top oil producer, sees its annual oil output growth at around 1 percent in 2014-2017, which will accelerate to 3-4 percent after 2017 thanks to new fields, analysts

Plexus Holdings Extend Key Wellhead Contract With Centrica

UPDATE 1-Gazprom Neft delays Iraq oilfield launch, cites safety concerns

* Safety one of main concerns for foreign companies in Iraq * Iraq says restoring calm after protests in Schlumberger camp * Lukoil to begin oil output in West Qurna-2 by early 2014 MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of state-controlled Gazprom, has po

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BP COO, Production Sells Shares

Lower grain prices boost EU bioethanol production, for now

* Capacity utilisation rises following fall in grain prices * Ethanol prices start to weaken, tough outlook for Q1 2014 * U.S. imports arriving in EU despite imposition of duties By Nigel Hunt LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - European Union bioethanol producers are boosting outp

UPDATE 2-Petrofac shares tumble on cautious two-year outlook

* 2014 net income seen flat or modest growth * Analysts had forecast growth of 16 pct * Still aims for $862 million in net income by 2015 * Work at In Salah project at half normal levels * Shares down more than 15 percent, hit 4-month low (Adds CEO comments, detail) <

Fastnet Oil & Gas Says Partner Initiates Well Planning Offshore Morocco Block