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CALGARY, Alberta, July 16 - Bonavista Energy Trust (BNP_u.TO) said on Thursday it is buying natural gas-producing properties from EnCana Corp (ECA.TO) for C$694 million ($620 million) to boost its output by 22 percent at a time of depressed gas prices. Bonavista, a mid-sized ...
NEW YORK, July 22 - Delek said Wednesday that it restored operations in a gasoline-producing fluid catalytic cracker and a sulfur recovery and SCOT units at its Tyler, Texas, refinery following a power failure on Tuesday. "Operation of the SRU2 and SCOT Units as well as the FCCU ...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 - Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) announced on Wednesday a discovery of oil and gas reserves in California's Central Valley that it believed was the largest find in the state in 35 years. Occidental said it believed between 150 million and 250 million ...
NEW YORK, July 21 - Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, the main conduit for Alaska's oil, will likely ship less crude than normal in the near future following summer maintenance, pipeline operator Alyeska and oil traders said Tuesday. TAPS, as the 800-mile pipeline is known, is ...
July 21 - Diversified oil and gas supplier Newpark Resources Inc (NR.N) said its creditors granted a waiver of the financial covenants that it violated, and its revolving credit facility was reduced to $150 million from $175 million. The company said it had $100.6 million ...
CALGARY, Alberta, July 21 - Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO) cleared the last hurdle for its C$22.5 billion ($20.5 billion) takeover of Petro-Canada (PCA.TO) on Tuesday when it agreed with Canada's Competition Bureau to sell several retail sites in Ontario. With the bureau's approval, ...
QUITO, July 21 - The Ecuadorean oil minister on Tuesday accused French oil company Perenco of breaking the law by planning to halt production and said the government will analyze the legal status of the firm in the country. State-run oil firm Petroecuador seized control of ...
QUITO, July 20 - Ecuador is negotiating a two-year oil supply contract with China for which the Andean country would receive $1 billion as an advance payment, Economic Policy Minister Diego Borja told Reuters on Monday. "(The $1 billion) is a down payment for oil sales. We're ...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 - Transocean Ltd (RIG.N) said on Monday it won a contract from Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) for its ultra-deepwater Cajun Express rig worth $558.5 million over three years starting in early 2010. The three-year contract works out to a day rate of about ...
CALGARY, Alberta, July 27 - Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS_u.TO), which holds the biggest stake in Syncrude Canada Ltd, said on Monday its second-quarter profit tumbled 90 percent as oil prices sank and output fell due to heavy maintenance at the world's biggest oil sands venture. ...
CALGARY, Alberta, July 27 - A gasoline shortage in Western Canada looked set to ease on Monday as two Alberta refineries made progress returning to service after a severe storm forced them to shut down more than a week ago. Petro-Canada said its 135,000 barrel a day Edmonton ...
NEW YORK, July 24 - Wall Street ended mixed Friday, as energy shares climbed on a gain in oil and offset disappointing reports from Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc.. Crude oil added 1.3 percent after falling one percent on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Exxon Mobil and ...
MUSCAT, July 26 - State-run Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) will close the qualification process on Tuesday for companies interested in contracts worth up to $7 billion for work on its oilfields, according to PDO's website. PDO is Oman's largest oil producer and an affiliate of ...
PERTH, July 24 - Woodside Petroleum Ltd (WPL.AX), Australia's No. 2 oil and gas producer, reported on Friday a 1 percent rise in second-quarter production, and reiterated its full-year production forecast. In the quarter ended June 30, it produced 19.4 million equivalent barrels ...
MOSCOW, July 25 - The head of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM) on Saturday told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin he opposed a proposed hike in the gas extraction tax, suggesting instead the introduction of import tariffs. Russia faces at least three years of budget ...
July 23 - Oil and natural gas company Cabot Oil and Gas Corp (COG.N) reported a second-quarter profit that beat estimates, helped by an increase in production. For the quarter, the company's net income was $25.5 million, or 25 cents a share, compared with $54.6 million or 55 ...
QUITO, July 23 - Ecuador has signed a deal to export crude oil to China for which the Andean country is going to receive $1 billion as an advance payment, state-run Petroecuador said on Thursday. Ecuador will receive the $1 billion in the first week of August, Petroecuador said ...
CALGARY, Alberta, July 23 - Nexen Inc (NXY.TO) may sell its natural gas and power marketing units as part of a strategic review aimed at further reducing the financial risk in its overall operations, it said on Thursday. Nexen, Canada's No. 4 independent oil explorer, said it ...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 - Offshore oil and gas driller Noble Corp (NE.N) reported on Wednesday a 4 percent rise in quarterly profit as its deepwater rigs commanded higher rates, even while some of its jackups remained idle. "Looking ahead, we do not expect the near-term contractin...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) filed an appeal on Monday of a ruling that stopped work on a new hydrogen plant at its refinery in Richmond, California, the oil company said. Chevron had said earlier this month it planned to appeal a judge's ruling that halted the ...
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China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
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Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
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Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
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Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
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