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30 Jul 2013 21:46

UPDATE 1-BP wins as U.S. refiners suffer under biofuel mandate

By Sabina Zawadzki July 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Tuesday it did "quite well" during a recent spike in the price of U.S. ethanol credits that is costing some U.S. refiners hundreds of millions of dollars. U.S. refiners are obliged to blend a certain amount of renewable biofuel, m

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30 Jul 2013 16:41

London close: Gains limited ahead of central bank decisions

Caution ahead of a number of central-bank policy decisions kept gains on equity markets to a minimum on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 finishing slightly higher as traders digested a barrage of corporate earnings. The outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting will be in focus on Wednesday, t

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30 Jul 2013 14:48

BP posts decline in second-quarter earnings

BP's shares plunged after the oil giant posted a fall in second-quarter earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations. Underlying profit came to $2.7bn in the quarter, down 25% from a year earlier. Analysts predicted a profit of $3.4bn. The FTSE 100 group blamed lower oil prices, an unusuall

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30 Jul 2013 14:44

BP 'well positioned' in U.S. ethanol credit market in short term

July 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Tuesday it was relatively well positioned in the U.S. ethanol credit market, which is costing some refining companies hundreds of millions of dollars to cover renewable fuels requirements. "We're quite well positioned in the short term ... We're net long

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30 Jul 2013 14:26

UPDATE 1-BP gives timing for rest of Whiting IN refinery project

(Adds details on feedstock, capacities) July 30 (Reuters) - BP Plc, outlining the rest of the modernization project at the 413,000 barrel per day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery, said it expects a sulfur recovery unit and a hydrotreater to come on line in the third quarter, and a coker in

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30 Jul 2013 13:24

UPDATE 3-BP braced for legal long-haul as spill payouts leap

* Takes another $1.4 bln in provisions on claims * Compensation fund left with just $300 mln unaccounted for * Ups cleanup, fines and compensation provision to $42.4 bln * Q2 adjusted net $2.71 bln vs f'cast $3.41 billion * Shares down 4.5 percent (Rewrites first paragra

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30 Jul 2013 11:39

London midday: Markets rise on earnings, Gfk data

Markets edged higher on Tuesday morning as traders reacted to a barrage of corporate earnings and data which showed that German consumers were at their most optimistic in six years. The GfK's forward-looking consumer confidence survey for Germany rose from 6.8 to 7.0 in August, its highest levels s

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30 Jul 2013 11:12

Shah Deniz Azeri gas partners, Fluxys take stakes in TAP project

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The oil companies developing a large Azeri gas project, Shah Deniz II, and Belgian gas grid operator Fluxys said they had taken stakes in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will transport the gas to Europe. Last month, Shah Deniz II partners BP, Azeri state

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30 Jul 2013 10:10

BP says well-prepared for lengthy spill-related legal battle

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc's chief executive on Tuesday sought to reassure investors that the company was well prepared for the long legal battle fighting litigation linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "As we continue to fight these absurd (compensation) outcomes and a

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30 Jul 2013 08:52

BP scraps sale of U.S. wind farm business

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - British oil company BP has decided to keep its U.S. wind farm business, one of the largest in the country, after four months in which it failed to attract a bid the company could accept, a spokesman said on Tuesday. "We didn't find an offer that we thought was t

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30 Jul 2013 06:16

BP raises oil spill charge as Q2 misses forecasts

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - International oil company BP Plc increased its giant accounting provision for the 2010 oil spill to $42.4 billion from $42.2 billion on Tuesday and said its $20 billion fund to pay spill compensation had only $300 million left in it. The news came as BP's second

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29 Jul 2013 20:16

Thunder Horse crude grade trades at WTI +3.15/BBL for August bbls

NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Two trades for August barrels of the Thunder Horse crude grade were completed on Monday at $3.15 over the benchmark U.S. crude futures, also known by its benchmark crude, West Texas Intermediate, according to a source familiar with the transaction. The trades w

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29 Jul 2013 15:09

Iraq headed for 1st annual oil output drop in three years

* July output at 2.8 mln bpd vs 2012 level of 2.9 mln * Exports to drop by 500,000 bpd in Sept. due to port work * Modest production growth expected to return in 2014 By Peg Mackey LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil revival is stalling, and unless momentum is regained,

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29 Jul 2013 14:43

UPDATE 1-Rosneft Q2 net income beats forecasts after TNK-BP deal

* Q2 net income 35 bln roubles, above 31.3 bln in analyst poll * First fully consolidated results after TNK-BP buyout MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia's top oil producer Rosneft reported 35 billion roubles ($1.07 billion) in second-quarter net income, beating analyst expectations in

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29 Jul 2013 13:48

Rosneft Q2 net income beats forecasts after TNK-BP deal

MOSCOW, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft, the world's top listed crude producer, generated 35 billion roubles ($1.1 billion) in second-quarter net income after it acquired smaller rival TNK-BP, the company said on Monday. This was above analysts' expectations of

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