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UPDATE 1-Tesoro delivering first Bakken crude unit train to California

* Co's N. Calif. refinery increasing crude by rail shipments * Tesoro Washington state rail-to-barge project on track * Utah refinery expansion on target to wrap up in late 2014 By Kristen Hays and Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Independent refiner Tesoro Corp wa

Western oilmen in Iraq brace for Syria backlash

* Shi'ite militia threat rises against Western targets * Exxon moves staff to Dubai until tension eases - Iraqi security source * Other major Western oil companies stay put, but limit exposure * Oilfield operations continue as normal By Isabel Coles and Peg Mackey AR

UPDATE 2-Iraq signs deal with BP to revive northern Kirkuk oilfield

* Kurdistan has already rejected the deal as illegal * Says no firm will be allowed to work in disputed areas * BP spokesman says company happy with the agreement By Meeyoung Cho and Peg Mackey SEOUL/LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Baghdad signed a deal in early September for

Iraq expected to export 2.6 mln bpd oil in Oct - oil minister

SEOUL, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iraq expects to export 2.6 mln barrels per day of oil in October, the country's oil minister said on Wednesday. Basra oil export volumes are seen at 2.3 million to 2.4 million bpd next month, Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said. "It may be 2.6 mln bpd for

COLUMN-Freeh report - a way forward for BP oil spill deal: Frankel

(Alison Frankel is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Alison Frankel NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - I'm on record as a skeptic of BP's doomsday predictions about the impact of ballooning claims in its settlement with alleged victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horiz

Canada crude - Maintenance work weighs on prices

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Canadian cash crude prices weakened on Tuesday as planned and unplanned refinery maintenance reduced demand, prompting some traders to predict further discounts ahead. Western Canada Select heavy grade for October delivery last traded at $24.95 per barr

BP shuts Whiting refinery FCC for work -sources

HOUSTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit was shut down at BP Plc's 400,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Tuesday after the unit malfunctioned, according to sources familiar with operations at the refinery. Energy industry intelli

US Cash Products-Gulf gasoline sharply gains on short covering

* Gulf gasoline jumps on short covering ahead of pipeline scheduling * Chicago gasoline up on refinery unit outages * Harbor F2 RBOB up as summer-grade trade winds down HOUSTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast gasoline differentials rose sharply on Tuesday as traders rushed to co

New Issue-BP Capital prices 600 mln euro 2021 bond

Sep 10 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday. Borrower BP Capital Markets p.l.c Guarantor BP p.l.c Issue Amount 600 million euro Maturity Date February 17, 2021 Coupon

DIRECTOR DEALINGS - BP CFO, Other Executives Buy Shares

Freeport LNG head expects 3rd train FID by end-2014

TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Freeport LNG expects to take the final investment decision on its third processing unit at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Texas near the end of 2014, the head of the company told Reuters on Tuesday. The Houston-based firm signed separate liquefaction t

Sector movers: Oil and gas stocks fall after delays at BG Group

Oil and gas stocks were firmly in the red on Monday as project delays from natural gas giant BG Group and falling crude prices dampened sentiment across the sector. BG, the 13th largest listed company in the UK by market capitalisation, slumped today after scaling back its production guidance for n

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-BG top European faller after 2014 production hit

UK-listed gas company BG drops 4.1 percent, the top FTSE 100 faller, after saying that project delays in Egypt and Norway would hit next year's output. The gas firm also falls to the foot of the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 , dropping to a two-week low after announcing a reduction in 2014

Sunday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, Serco, Glencore

Vodafone is considering a £6bn takeover of Africa's Maroc Telecom after agreeing to sell its stake in Verizon Wireless, the Mail on Sunday reported. The phone company is also mulling a move for France's SFR using the war chest it will have after returning cash from the Verizon deal to shareholders.

Probe clears BP claims administrator despite staff misconduct

NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh cleared the BP claims administrator of misconduct in handling settlement payouts from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, but found some of his staff took kickbacks for referrals. BP has sa