(Adds details on upcoming work, integration plan) HOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises' Convent, Louisiana, refinery plans to begin the permanent closure of the main gasoline-producing unit on Oct. 1, 2016, as part of a project to integrate operations with Motiva's refinery in Nor
Read moreHOUSTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises' Convent, Louisiana, refinery plans to begin the permanent closure of the main gasoline-producing unit on Oct. 1, 2016, as part of a project to integrate operations with Motiva's refinery in Norco, Louisiana, according to sources familiar with the co
Read more* Shell raises expected benefits from deal to $3.5 bln * Says to reduce 2015 costs by $11 bln * Says will maintain dividend, share buyback plans (Adds CFO comment, details on Integrated Gas business, updates shares) By Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Nov 3 (Reut
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 had a rollercoaster start to the day on Tuesday, but was down 12.29 points (0.19%) by mid-afternoon to 6,349.51. The biggest faller was Standard Chartered after it posted a disappointing set of third quarter results. The bank said they were hit by challenging market c
Read more* Pipeline gas flows to Europe at 331 mcm/day * Unplanned outage cuts output from Aasgard field * Flows to St Fergus terminal down due to maintenance OSLO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas flows to Britain and continental Europe were broadly steady on Tuesday morning despite several o
Read more(ShareCast News) - Royal Dutch Shell will accelerate the implementation of measures to deal with a prolonged downturn in oil prices once the acquisition of BG Group is complete, the company told investors in a strategy update. The integrated oil and gas exploration and production company would capit
Read moreLONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday announced plans to increase benefits from its proposed $70 billion acquisition of BG Group, which the company said would work with oil prices in the mid-$60s a barrel. The Anglo-Dutch group said it will reduce costs by $11 billion in 20
Read moreHOUSTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises was restarting a 36,000 barrel per day (bpd) diesel hydrotreater on Monday after completing a month of planned work at its 235,000 bpd Convent, Louisiana, refinery, said sources familiar with plant operations. Motiva plans to shut the 130,000 bp
Read more(ShareCast News) - UK stocks dropped after a worse-than-anticipated report on Chinese manufacturing added to concerns about the slowdown in the world's second largest economy. The official government's purchasing mangers' index on manufacturing showed a reading of 49.8 for October, unchanged from th
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