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Iraq seeks foreign partner for second gas plant

By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iraq is looking for foreign partners to build and operate a second venture to process gas released as a by-product of oil production in its southern fields, state-run South Gas Company said on Tuesday. The new venture will collect gas c

After Shell deal, Chrysaor in the market for more North Sea assets

* Shell deal makes Chrysaor largest UK independent producer * Looks for deals across North Sea * To boost share of operated assets to 50 pct * Best way to cut costs is to increase production - CEO * To withdraw production cessation plan for Armada hub By Karolin Scha

UPDATE 1-Shell agrees UK North Sea, Thai asset sales worth $4.7 bln

* Sells UK North Sea assets for up to $3.8 bln to Chrysaor * Sells stake in Thai gas field for $900 mln * Chrysaor says to invest in wells Shell would not have approved * Shell agrees to cover $1 bln in decommissioning costs * Part of $30 bln in disposals planned by 2018

CPC pipeline plans 72-hour stoppages in April and September

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has scheduled two 72-hour planned stoppages on its pipeline in April and September this year, its chief Nikolay Gorban told reporters on Tuesday. (Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva; Writing by Peter Hobson; Editing by Katya Golubkova)<

CPC pipeline plans 72-hour stoppages in April and September

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has scheduled two 72-hour planned stoppages on its pipeline in April and September this year, its chief Nikolay Gorban told reporters on Tuesday. (Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva; Writing by Peter Hobson; Editing by Katya Golubkova)<

CPC pipeline to ship 10.4 mln t of oil from Kashagan in 2017

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) plans to ship 10.4 million tonnes of oil from Kazakhstan's Kashagan offshore Caspian field this year, CPC said in a statement on Tuesday. CPC said it planned to transport another 5.4 million tonnes of oil from the Filanovsky a

UPDATE: Shell Sells UK North Sea Package To Cut Output By Over Half

Shell eyes book profit from $3.8bn sale of North Sea assets

(ShareCast News) - Royal Dutch Shell has struck a pair of deal to sell assets in the North Sea and offshore Thailand for a total of $4.7bn. In the larger of the two deals, Shell has agreed offload certain UK North Sea assets for a total of up to $3.8bn to Chrysaor, a UK vehicle backed by US priva

Shell to sell North Sea assets to Chrysaor for $3.8 bln

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell a package of oil and gas fields to private equity-backed Chrysaor for $3.8 billion, giving the Anglo-Dutch group a major boost in its drive to reduce debt following the acquisition of BG Group. The deal, whi

European shares slip on weaker commodities, M&A optimism limits losses

* STOXX 600 ends 1.1 pct lower * UniCredit drags banks down as cash call nears * M&A talk lifts Vodafone, Atkins WS * Commodities among top fallers (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon - see cpurl://apps.cp./cms

UPDATE 2-Nigeria's Trans Forcados pipeline to reopen near end Q2 -Seplat

(Adds impact on Nigeria production) By Ron Bousso and Libby George FLORENCE/LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Trans Forcados Pipeline which has been shut for most of the last year could reopen "towards the end of the second quarter", Seplat Chief Executive Austin Avuru said. Read more

Nigeria's Trans Forcados oil pipeline restart seen "towards end of Q2" -Seplat

FLORENCE/LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Trans Forcados Pipeline which has been shut for the bulk of the past year could reopen "towards the end of the second quarter", Seplat Chief Executive Austin Avuru told Reuters on Monday. The pipeline, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Developm

Mozambique awards gas development projects to Yara, Shell

MAPUTO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Mozambique, which has vast offshore gas resources, has awarded gas development projects to Norway's Yara International, Shell Mozambique and GL Energy Africa, the National Petroleum Institute (NPI) said on Monday. Yara will develop fertilisers and 30-50 megawatts

Morgan Stanley eyes disposals at Royal Dutch Shell, hikes target

(ShareCast News) - Morgan Stanley analysts upped their target price on shares of Royal Dutch Shell, hailing the "substantial improvement" in the oil major's free cash flows. That, analysts Martjin Rats, Haythem Rashed, Sasikanth Chilukuru and Philip Wrede said, meant Shell's was now 'fully covered'

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Diageo: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 2430p. Royal Dutch Shell A: HSBC reiterates buy, 2600p target. Vodafone: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 285p target. Anglo American: UBS reiterates neutral with a 1250p target. Easyjet: Deutsche Bank reiterates hold w