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Marubeni to buy stakes in BP Gulf of Mexico wells

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Marubeni Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay $650 million (413 million pounds) for the stakes held by a unit of BP in four oil and gas wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as the oil company looks to offload assets in the wake of a massive oil spill in the region.

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Gulf course

Big oil has not written off the Gulf of Mexico, despite the BP spill

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BP’s secured loans to fund next week – sources

LONDON (Reuters) – BP’s $4.75 billion (3 billion pounds) in secured loans, backing the company’s liquidity in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, are set to fund next week after closing oversubscribed, bankers said on Friday.

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BP to miss Big Oil’s bumper third quarter due to oil spill

LONDON (Reuters) – BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill meant it missed out on an industry-wide trend of higher profits and rising production in the third quarter, according to a Reuters poll.

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Chevron to develop in Gulf of Mexico

Chevron, the second-largest US oil group, has given the green light to the $7.5bn development of two large fields in the Gulf of Mexico

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BP to base bonuses on safety

In his latest attempt to change the culture at BP in wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, new chief executive Bob Dudley told staff in an e-mail this week that their next bonuses will be based solely on how they meet safety guidelines.

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BP links bonuses to safety performance

Move is latest by chief executive Bob Dudley as he tries to restore BP’s reputation after the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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Halliburton profit surges in third quarter

Halliburton, the second biggest oilfield services company in the world, said it more than doubled net income in the third quarter as the shale gas and oil boom in the US offset a slowdown in Gulf of Mexico activity following the BP spill

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Europe proposes new oil safety standards

The European Commission has proposed specific European legislation for offshore oil exploration in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but stopped short of imposing a ban on deepwater drilling

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Energy: A sea change needed

Energy: BP’s new head has vowed to strengthen a safety culture blamed for causing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill; the group’s survival depends on him getting it right

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