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23 Sep 2011 08:13

BP's partnership with India's Reliance may widen

Press reports in India suggest BP could be about to begin exploratory work with India's biggest conglomerate - Reliance Industries - outside of India itself. The Economic Times claims frustration with the Indian government's slow regulatory system is forcing Reliance to look abroad for development

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23 Sep 2011 06:06

Friday newspaper round-up: IMF, Europe banks, business buddies

The head of the International Monetary Fund yesterday warned world leaders that they are running out of time to prevent another global slump and urged them to rediscover a "collective momentum" in order to head off disaster. Speaking in advance of the opening of the IMF's annual conference in Washin

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22 Sep 2011 06:00

Thursday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, uncollected taxes, BP

Vodafone has been accused by India's tax authorities of creating an "artificial tax avoidance scheme" for its $11.2bn takeover of Hutchison-Essar in 2007. Speaking at the start of a hearing in India's Supreme Court over $2.5bn in taxes being disputed by the British company, the Solicitor-General cla

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15 Sep 2011 06:26

Thursday newspaper round-up: BP, Mitchells & Butlers, Eurozone

The long-awaited federal government report into the Deepwater Horizon disaster has blamed cost-cutting by BP for the explosion that sank the rig, killed 11 workers and left oil billowing into the Gulf of Mexico for almost three months. The 16-month investigation pinned blame, too, on BP's partners a

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14 Sep 2011 16:30

London close: FTSE 100 rises 1% as euro fears ease

The Footsie finished strongly on Wednesday, gaining over 1%, despite a slow start for US stocks after retail sales were unchanged in August. Stocks were helped on numerous reports of governments riding to the rescue of Europe - such as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) who are said to be

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14 Sep 2011 12:12

London midday: FTSE 100 buoyant as Next rallies retailers

The volatility continues with the top share index in the blue now after a weak start. In what it confessed has been a difficult year so far, clothing retailer Next saw half-year sales rise 3% to £1,565m from the year before, while profit before tax jumped 8.5% to £228m. Excluding its Ventura arm, N

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14 Sep 2011 11:18

BP secures control of Brazil biofuel mills

BP has moved to take full control of its Brazilian biofuels mills, buying the remaining half of ethanol mill owner Tropical BioEnergia and a 3% stake in sugar and ethanol producer Companhia Nacional de Açúcar e Álcool (CNAA). The oil giant is paying $71m for the remaining stake in Tropical BioEnerg

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12 Sep 2011 06:48

Monday newspaper round-up: ICB, Germany v Greece, Cameron in Russia, whisky exports

The most sweeping changes to British banking for a generation will land on financiers' desks this morning when a government-appointed taskforce delivers proposals for structural reforms that will be vigorously fought by the City. In a plan to defuse any future financial crisis that is set to be broa

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7 Sep 2011 16:26

London close: Oil stocks pull Footsie above 5,300

Oil stocks were the star performers on a decent day for the Footsie, which clawed its way back above the 5,300 mark, helped by a better start on Wall Street. The oil companies were leading the rise on Wednesday, with Tullow Oil, Essar Energy and BP being helped by a rising oil price. Drilling in

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7 Sep 2011 15:51

Sector movers: Oil and gas groups track crude prices higher

BP, BG and Wood Group were among the best performers on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday afternoon, providing a boost to the oil and gas producing sector. Drilling in the previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in a "significant resource extension", acc

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7 Sep 2011 15:10

BP's Mad Dog rivals Thunder Horse

Drilling in the previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in a "significant resource extension", according to the oil giant BP. BP now estimates (pending confirmation through future drilling) that the total hydrocarbons now in place in the Mad Dog

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7 Sep 2011 12:51

FTSE 100 Movers: Oil stocks lead the rise

The oil companies were leading the rise on Wednesday afternoon, with Tullow Oil, Essar Energy and BP among the better performers on the blue chip index, helped by a rising oil price. BP rose after drilling results confirmed a significant resource extension of The Mad Dog Field complex in the Gulf o

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2 Sep 2011 06:24

Friday newspaper round-up: LSE, central banks, BP

The London Stock Exchange has re-opened talks to buy the Anglo-French clearing house LCH Clearnet in an attempt to protect itself against predators. The exchange, which was forced to abandon a transatlantic takeover of Toronto's TMX in June, has made a non-binding offer to buy a majority stake in L

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31 Aug 2011 11:13

BP's Moscow office raided

Bailiffs have raided BP's Moscow offices in the second blow for the oil company in Russia in two days. The raid comes the day after US oil giant ExxonMobil signed an agreement with Russia's Rosneft to develop oil prospects in the Arctic region. Rosneft had previously been in talks with BP about cr

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30 Aug 2011 14:26

BP commences alliance with Reliance

Oil giant BP is to pay Indian energy firm Reliance Industries $7.2bn (£4.42bn) after its acquisition of a 30% interest in several Indian production blocks was completed on Tuesday. The FTSE 100 company will have an interest in 21 oil and gas production sharing contracts that Reliance operates in In

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