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BP Breaks Off Talks With Russian Partners AAR

BP Breaks Off Talks With Russian Partners AAR

BP PLC (BP) Wednesday broke off talks with its Russian billionaire partners in TNK-BP, on the eve of a deadline to complete a $16 billion share swap with Rosneft (ROSN.RS), the Financial Times reports on its website.

EU Ready To Lift Ivory Coast Sanctions: Diplomat

EU Ready To Lift Ivory Coast Sanctions: Diplomat

The European Union will work with Ivory Coast's government to remove all sanctions that were imposed to pressure Laurent Gbagbo to step down, a senior EU diplomat said Tuesday.

TNK-BP Plans To Seek $5B-$10B In Damages From BP

TNK-BP Plans To Seek $5B-$10B In Damages From BP

BP PLC's (BP) Russian joint venture TNK-BP Ltd. is planning to seek damages of up to $10 billion from the U.K. oil major, which TNK-BP accuses of breaching a shareholder agreement, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday.

IEA: Oil Market Set To Keep Tightening This Year

IEA: Oil Market Set To Keep Tightening This Year

The oil market looks set to tighten further this year, with oil inventories shrinking as supply disruptions and political tensions in the Middle East and North Africa persist for months, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

Saudis Cut Oil Output By 500,000 B/D After Weak Demand

Saudis Cut Oil Output By 500,000 B/D After Weak Demand

Saudi Arabia has cut oil production by 500,000 barrels a day, reversing a previous boost decided in response to the Libyan crisis, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday, after meeting tepid demand for the extra barrels.

French Energy Mins Visit To Shale Gas Operations In Question

French Energy Min's Visit To Shale Gas Operations In Question

French Energy Minister Eric Besson Monday said his planned visit to shale gas extraction operations in the U.S. or Sweden was called into question after the government said shale gas exploration and extraction in France could simply be forbidden by law.

Libya Crisis Hits Uganda Plans To Upgrade Fuel Reserves

Libya Crisis Hits Uganda Plans To Upgrade Fuel Reserves

Uganda's plans to upgrade its fuel reserves, and thus alleviate some of the pressure on local prices, have stalled due to the implementation of international sanctions against Libya, Uganda's minister of information said Monday.

Iraq Cuts May Basra Light Crude Prices To All Buyers

Iraq Cuts May Basra Light Crude Prices To All Buyers

Iraq has cut the official selling prices of its Basra Light crude oil for May to all customers, and raised the price of Kirkuk crude to buyers in the U.S. and cut it for customers in Europe, the State Oil Marketing Organization said Monday.

Bulgarians Irked at Turkeys Nuclear Power Plan

Bulgarians Irked at Turkey's Nuclear Power Plan

Turkey is planning to build a nuclear power station at İğneada, a small town close to the Bulgarian border on the Black Sea coast. No official Bulgarian reaction has yet been recorded, but Internet forums were overwhelmed with alarmed messages regarding the possible consequences of the decision.

Gazprom Returns to Gas Supply Talks with China this Week

Gazprom Returns to Gas Supply Talks with China this Week

Russia's state-run gas export monopoly Gazprom will start commercial negotiations with China on gas supplies on Monday, Pavel Oderov, head of Gazprom's international business department said.

Iraqi Army Attacks Iranian Opposition Base In Iraq

Iraqi Army Attacks Iranian Opposition Base In Iraq

Iraq's armed forces moved against a camp holding thousands of members of an Iranian resistance movement that's based in Iraq Friday, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, according to a spokesman for the movement.

BP, Rosneft Deal Injunction Upheld By Arbitrators

BP, Rosneft Deal Injunction Upheld By Arbitrators

An arbitral tribunal has ruled that an injunction prohibiting a share swap between BP PLC (BP) and Russia's Rosneft (ROSN.RS) will remain in place until further notice, but allowed the U.K. oil major to discuss the extension of an April 14 deadline with the Russian company, BP said Friday.

Areva, GE Hitachi, Westinghouse Maintain India Nuclear Plans

Areva, GE Hitachi, Westinghouse Maintain India Nuclear Plans

Global nuclear energy majors Areva SA (ARVCY), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Westinghouse Electric Co. are continuing talks with Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. to supply nuclear reactors, indicating the South Asian country plans to follow through with its projects in the aftermath of Japan's nuclear crisis.