BRUSSELS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- British support services provider DCC Group to acquire French gas company Butagaz from Anglo Dutch oil company Royal
Read moreSept 2 (Reuters) - Egypt has picked Shell, Vitol and Trafigura in a tender to supply four cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Jordan's Aqaba import terminal, trade sources said. Shell will supply two cargoes while trading houses Vitol and Trafigura will supply one each, traders said
Read more(Changes dateline to SEWARD; adds comments from Obama, paragraphs 1-5) By Roberta Rampton SEWARD, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States needs to quickly acquire at least one new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where melting sea ice h
Read moreABUJA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities hope to put an end to rampant oil theft in eight months by increasing drone and naval monitoring of territorial waters and working with local communities, the state oil company chief said on Tuesday. The Niger delta has been plagued by oil thef
Read moreMOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Trading house Gunvor, which has been selling assets in Russia, has again emerged as the winner of a semi-annual Rosneft tender, traders said on Tuesday. They said Gunvor would lift from 200,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes of Russian Urals crude per month from the Bal
Read more(ShareCast News) - HSBC upgraded its stance on Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group to 'buy' from 'hold' as it took a look at global integrated oil companies. As far as Shell is concerned, it said the fall in the shares in absolute terms brings them to levels which justify an upgrade. The bank said the p
Read moreBy Roberta Rampton ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic, and the United States has fallen far behind Russ
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