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U.S. Gulf Coast crude lower as Tropical Storm Karen weakens

NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - U.S. cash crude grades in the Gulf Coast market fell slightly in thin trading on Friday, reversing some gains recorded on Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Karen's arrival, traders said. The storm weakened in the Gulf of Mexico and forecasters said the hurricane

BP Whiting IN refinery repairing CDU Pipestill 11C -sources

HOUSTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Workers at BP Plc's 405,000 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery were repairing on Friday the 110,000 bpd Pipestill 11C crude distillation unit after a sudden breakdown, according to sources familiar with operations at the refinery. The work to repair

Rosneft board member rejects criticism of TNK-BP buyout

MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Rosneft's buyout of minority shareholders in TNK-BP Holding is in line with the law and good corporate governance practice, a board member of the energy giant said On Friday, rejecting complaints that the price is not high enough. Rosneft said on Monday it planned

UPDATE 3-Companies start shutting U.S. Gulf production on storm threat

* Three producers report output shutdowns, others evacuating some workers * Storm heads for heaviest energy infrastructure region in Gulf of Mexico * Storm expected to reach shore over weekend By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Energy companies in the Gulf of Mexic

London close: Stocks edge higher but gains limited by US shutdown

Ongoing political wrangling in the States limited gains for stocks on Thursday though the FTSE 100 still managed to snap a four-day losing streak to finish slightly higher. However, markets were rangebound as investors digested mixed economic data from across the globe with service-sector activity

Oil, gas firms begin to shut U.S. Gulf production on storm threat

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico started shutting in production on Thursday and were evacuating some workers as Tropical Storm Karen moved toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Anadarko Petroleum Corp said it halted production at its Neptune

Destin declares force majeure on offshore Gulf of Mexico gas

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Destin Pipeline Co LLC on Thursday declared force majeure because it was unable to provide natural gas services from its offshore Gulf of Mexico receipt points due to Tropical Storm Karen. Destin said in a website posting that its onshore receipt and delivery poi

FTSE 100 movers: Tesco leads after broker retains buy rating

In a research note issued this afternoon, analysts at Shore Capital have decided to retain their "buy" stance on shares of supermarket Tesco, despite the company's extremely poor results in Europe. What the broker most wants out of the firm are more cautious - and realistically achievable - foreca

COLUMN-Divided judges nudge BP lawsuit closer to U.S. Supreme Court: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - BP has finally found a court prepared to look sympathetically on its arguments about the eligibility and calculation of compensation claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In the ruling published on Wednesday, a panel of three fede

US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as shutdown enters third day

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * S&P 500 on track for ninth loss in past 11 sessions * Jobless claims come in below expectations in latest week * Indexes down: Dow 0.7 pct, S&P 0.8 pct, Nasdaq 0.6 pct By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reute

US STOCKS-Futures imply losses at the open on govt uncertainty

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * Jobless claims come in below expectations in latest week * Tesla shares fall in premarket * Futures down: Dow 38 pts, S&P 2.9 pts, Nasdaq 5.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index

MARKET PULSE- Eli Lilly, Tesla Motors, BP, Constellation Brands

(For more market insights, including options activity, click on ; for the Day Ahead newsletter http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday amid lingering market uncertainty as a partial U.S. gov

US STOCKS-Futures fall on uncertainty over when shutdown will end

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * Shutdown may delay Fed ability to gauge need for stimulus * Jobless claims seen rising; Sept ISM services index on tap * Futures down: Dow 38 pts, S&P 3.1 pts, Nasdaq 5.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Phorm Jumps; Supermarkets Rebound

London midday: Stocks edge higher as data offsets US shutdown

Markets were rangebound on Thursday as investors focused on mixed economic data as the US government shutdown extended into its third day. "With little contagion from across the pond, at least until markets open, European indices are a touch higher this morning aided and abetted by positive corpora