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UPDATE 3-BP starts new Whiting coker to swap sweet crude for Canadian

(Updates Canadian crude prices) By Erwin Seba and Nia Williams HOUSTON/CALGARY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - BP Plc has started up a major new coking unit at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery, sources familiar with the facility's operations said, a delayed but crucial last step in the revamp of th

BP starting new Whiting, Ind., refinery coker -Genscape, sources

HOUSTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - BP Plc began starting up a new 102,000 barrel per day (bpd) delayed coking unit early this week at its 405,000 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery, according to a report by energy industry intelligence service Genscape and sources familiar with operations at the refinery.Read more

UPDATE 3-South Iraq oilfields calm; Schlumberger to return

By Ahmed Rasheed and Peg Mackey BAGHDAD/LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iraq has moved swiftly to restore calm at its giant southern oilfields following violent protests, and the world's top oil services company is expected to return to work next week at its biggest field, Rumaila, a senior Iraq

UK Rhum gas field could restart in 6-9 months - BP

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The Rhum gas field in the North Sea, co-owned by oil major BP and the Iranian Oil Company and shut down to comply with Iranian sanctions in 2010, could resume output in 6-9 months, a spokesman for BP said on Thursday. "Our view based on our experience is it will b

Schlumberger to restart Iraq Rumaila oil operations, official says

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The world's top oil service company Schlumberger Ltd is expected to resume operations at Iraq's biggest oilfield next week following violent protests at the company's camp, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Thursday. Thamir Ghadhban, chairman of the advisory com

Azeri BP-operated oil output in Jan-Sept near 2012 level

* Oil output at ACG was 663,200 bpd in Jan-Sept 2013 * Gas output at Shah Deniz rose to 7.3 billion bcm TBILISI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Oil output at BP-led oilfields in Azerbaijan in January through September declined slightly from a year earlier, and gas output from the Shah Deniz field

London open: Stocks sink ahead of Inflation Report

- Inflation Report in focus after CPI data yesterday - Markets give mixed reaction to corporate earnings - UK unemployment rate expected to hold steady techMARK 2,636.08 -0.44% FTSE 100 6,684.38 -0.63% FTSE 250 15,327.34 -0.27% Stocks sank sharply on Wednesday morning as investors scaled back thei

Destin Pipeline extends work on Miss. natural gas station to Nov 21

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Destin Pipeline Co LLC said on Tuesday that it was extending maintenance on its Sand Hill natural gas compressor station in Mississippi until Nov. 21. The maintenance, which began on Nov. 1, was originally expected to end on Nov. 12. In a website posting,

UPDATE 2-BP clinches $6 bln fuel supply deal with Rosneft

* New deal follows previous $5.3 bln crude agreement * Also follows arrival of former BP top trader at Rosneft * BP, major Rosneft shareholder, keen to expand cooperation By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Top Russian oil firm Rosneft said it would sell abou

Indonesia raises 2013 LNG export target by 4 pct -regulator

By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia's overseas LNG sales are expected to be 4 percent more than previously expected at 285 cargoes this year, boosted by higher output and a drop in volumes set aside for domestic use, the state oil and gas regulator SKKMigas said. Sh

Rosneft discloses new $6 bln oil supply deals with BP

MOSCOW, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Rosneft said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell oil product cargoes to BP worth over $6 billion, on top of a previous deal to sell oil worth $5.3 billion. The Russian state-owned company said in a filing that it would sell up to 3.2 million tonnes of fuel oil to BP

Angry Shi'ites storm Schlumberger camp at Iraq's Rumaila oilfield

By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Dozens of angry Shi'ite Muslim workers and tribesmen stormed a Schlumberger Ltd camp at one of Iraq's main oilfields and wrecked offices early on Monday after accusing a foreign security adviser of insulting their religion, police and employ

UPDATE 1-Britain needs new North Sea regulator urgently -review

By Sarah Young LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Britain urgently needs to set up a new regulator to encourage oil and gas companies to collaborate and counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government-commissioned review said in its initial findings on Monday. The government launche

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Britain should set up new N.Sea regulator -government review

By Sarah Young LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Britain should set up a new regulator that would encourage oil and gas companies to collaborate to help counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government-commissioned review said in its initial findings on Monday. The government launch