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News For BP;DOW From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on BP;DOW the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 20, 2013 08:08 EDT BP EU to review fracking concerns, Reuters reports Environmental concerns over the practice of hydraulic fracturing to get at shale gas will be on the EU's agenda this year, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger told the German newspaper Die Welt, reports Reuters. Reference Link 08:04 EDT DOW BofA/Merrill's U.S. chemicals analyst holds an analyst/industry conference call Subscribe for More Information 05:40 EDT BP U.S. oil futures rally as many commodities decline, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information May 17, 2013 16:21 EDT BP On The Fly: Closing Wrap Subscribe for More Information 13:09 EDT BP Tesoro receives FTC clearance for purchase of BP refining, marketing business Tesoro (TSO) announced that the Federal Trade Commission has cleared the company's planned acquisition of BP's (BP) fully integrated Southern California Refining and Marketing business and that Tesoro intends to close the acquisition during Q2. The clearance from the FTC came without any impacts to the assets or operations in the transaction as announced in August of last year. The purchase price of BP's assets is $1.075B, plus the market value of inventory, currently estimated at $1.3B. This amount includes a $100M purchase price reduction for the clearance with regulatory authorities. May 16, 2013 14:46 EDT BP Tesoro may take over BP California assets as soon as June 1, Reuters says Subscribe for More Information 14:32 EDT BP Tesoro may take ownership of BP Carson refinery, other assets as soon as June 1 Subscribe for More Information 08:08 EDT DOW Dow Chemical's Enlist Duo Herbicide approved for use in Canada Dow Chemical's wholly owned subsidiary Dow AgroSciences announced that Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved Enlist Duo herbicide with Colex-D Technology for use in Canada. This approval, which makes Canada the first nation to authorize this herbicide, is a milestone for the company’s Enlist Weed Control System. 07:11 EDT BP BP wants PM Cameron to discuss Gulf compensation with U.S., Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 06:15 EDT DOW Dow ordered to pay $1.2B in urethane price-fixing case, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 06:08 EDT BP On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up Subscribe for More Information May 15, 2013 08:38 EDT BP WTI crude falls for a fith consecutive day, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 07:33 EDT DOW National Association of Business Economics to hos a conference Subscribe for More Information 05:55 EDT BP EU inspects firms in oil investigation, WSJ reports EU antitrust authorities carried out unannounced inspections of energy giants BP (BP), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) and Statoil (STO), escalating an investigation of alleged oil-price manipulation amid scrutiny of how prices are set in global financial markets, reports the Wall Street Journal. EU officials are investigating whether the three companies manipulated prices in the $2.5T physical-oil market by giving false data to an oil index publisher, the Platts unit of McGraw Hill Financial (MHFI). Platts's offices were also inspected.Reference Link May 14, 2013 11:08 EDT BP BP says involved in EC probe, cooperating with investigation, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 07:10 EDT BP IEA says North American oil will dominate world supply growth, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information May 8, 2013 07:39 EDT DOW W.R. Grace a natural buyer of Dow polypropylene assets, says Piper Jaffray After visiting W.R. Grace's (GRA) headquarters, Piper Jaffray raised its price target for shares to $95 from $90 and keeps an Overweight rating on the stock. Piper views Grace as a natural buyer of the Dow Chemical (DOW) polypropylene catalyst assets that are coming on the market over the next 4-6 weeks. May 7, 2013 16:01 EDT BP Options Update; May 7, 2013 Subscribe for More Information 09:10 EDT DOW Dow Chemical confirms receipt of $2.2B in cash proceeds from PIC The Dow Chemical Company announced that it has completed final resolution of the K-Dow arbitration with Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait, and confirms that Dow has received a direct cash payment of $2.2B from PIC. Payment reflects the full damages awarded by the International Chamber of Commerce, as well as recovery of Dow’s costs. 09:03 EDT DOW Dow AgroSciences receives U.S. EPA registration for sulfoxaflor Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced that U.S. regulatory authorities have approved the new insecticidal active ingredient, sulfoxaflor to be marketed in the U.S. as Transform and Closer. The U.S. registration, and the recent Canadian registration, are the result of a Global Joint Review which also includes Australia. Australian sulfoxaflor registration is expected by third quarter 2013. South Korea, Panama, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Guatemala have already registered sulfoxaflor and additional global registrations are expected in the near future. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.