Oil prices gained as much as 1 percent with analysts offering further support; expecting a decline of 1 million barrels of U.S. oil supplies from 363.2 million last week. Oil inventories have not fallen nationwide for two consecutive weeks since January.
BP Plc, Europe’s second-biggest oil company, announced a 53 percent dip in profit as the recession dragged down energy prices and cut demand for fuel.
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BP has cut-down its production forecast as well as capital spending on the expectation that low oil prices and reduced demand amid the global slump will last through this year and possibly into 2010.
Chief Executive Tony Hayward, said:
We therefore do not expect a quick recovery, and it would be wise to prepare for continued volatility.
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The list of the world’s biggest oil companies stung by crude’s swift collapse grew by two on Tuesday, as BP PLC and Marathon Oil Corp. both reported fourth-quarter losses to end a dismal earnings period for major producers.
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BP and Reliance Industries signed a production sharing contract for the block KG-DWN-2005/2 with the Indian government.
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BP and Reliance Industries signed a production sharing contract for the block KG-DWN-2005/2 with the Indian government.
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BP and Reliance Industries (RIL) on Monday signed a production sharing contract for the block KG-DWN-2005/2 with the Government of India.
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Shell Plc and BP Plc are likely to announce that thier Q3 rsults rose from a year earlier while falling short of record Q2 profits, after crude fell 53 % from its July peak.
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Barrel prices nosed upward of $115 on Monday, largely due to a sagging US dollar. Analyzing this in reference to last week’s barrel and dollar prices shows the extent to which crude is tied to currency differentials. The relationship is not one sided, either. For us Canadians, high oil prices are keeping our dollar near parity with that of our neighbours.
The BP led Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline will restart tanker loadings next week following fire damage earlier this month.
Murat Lecompte, external affairs director for BTC, said:
The shipping schedule can be updated today for loadings to begin next week.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010