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Former Exec to Return to TNK-BP as Adviser

30.05.2012 - Maxim Barsky, who resigned last year as deputy chief executive of Anglo-Russian oil firm TNK-BP after failing to win BP's support to become CEO, will return as an adviser, two...

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New Facilities Spotlight Next-generation Biofuels

20.05.2012 - After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line...

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BP's $7.8 bln Gulf Spill Pact Wins Initial Court OK

03.05.2012 - BP won preliminary court approval of an estimated $7.8 billion settlement to resolve more than 100,000 claims by individuals and businesses stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico...

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EU Bioethanol Producers Seen Boosting Output

27.04.2012 - The European Union's bioethanol industry looks set to expand production later this year, with U.S. imports expected to fall sharply following the closure of a tariff loophole...

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Exxon, Rosneft Unveil $500 bln Offshore Venture

19.04.2012 - U.S. oil major ExxonMobil and Russia's Rosneft unveiled an offshore exploration partnership on Wednesday that could invest upward of $500 billion in developing Russia's vast energy...

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Oil Firm TNK-BP Plans Power Plant for Own Needs

28.03.2012 - Russia's third-largest oil producer TNK-BP said it has prepared a plan to increase power generation to cover the bulk of what it needs, partly to limit the single largest cost on...

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BP Refinery Leaks Acid in Texas City; No Injuries

27.03.2012 - Hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from an alkylation unit at BP's 406,570-barrels-per-day refinery in Texas City, Texas on Tuesday morning, triggering alarms in the plant and warnings...

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Chevron Sees 20% Increase in Production by 2017

15.03.2012 - Chevron plans to increase output by a fifth in five years, driven by big Australian projects moving gas to energy-hungry Asian markets, while it also tries to squeeze another $150...