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News Breaks January 17, 2013 09:57 EDT BP, STO BP confirms major security incident at In Amenas JV site continuing BP (BP) confirmed in a press release that the major security incident at the In Amenas joint venture site in Algeria is continuing. BP said, "The situation on site remains unresolved and fragile. Armed groups still occupy the site and hold a number of site personnel. BP’s overriding priority is to do all we can to ensure the safety of our staff and to support their families during this anguishing time. All our efforts are focussed on supporting the authorities to secure a peaceful resolution of the situation and the safe return of our colleagues, and all other workers being detained. A number of BP staff are among those held on the site. To ensure we do not risk compromising the safety of these staff in any way, we do not currently intend to publicly release details of our staff members; their number, nationalities or identities. We are in contact with the families of those BP staff, offering them support and information. We will remain in frequent contact with the families to provide support and update them on developments. BP is in regular contact with the Algerian authorities, with our partners at Statoil (STO) and with other companies involved in the situation. BP is also keeping the UK government and authorities, and those of a number of other countries, advised on developments in the evolving situation and working closely with them to liaise with the Algerian authorities and further support the families." News For BP;STO From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on BP;STO the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 23, 2013 07:47 EDT BP Restrictions may force BP to surrender KG basin block, Economic Times reports Subscribe for More Information May 22, 2013 11:46 EDT STO Statoil upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley 09:43 EDT BP BP plans to increase production, investment in Iraq, DJ reports Subscribe for More Information 09:39 EDT STO Teekay Offshore signs new FSO contract with Statoil Subscribe for More Information 07:49 EDT BP BP fights "unjustified" Gulf oil spill payments, FT reports Subscribe for More Information 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 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 07:11 EDT BP BP wants PM Cameron to discuss Gulf compensation with U.S., Reuters 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 05:55 EDT BP, STO 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 06:13 EDT STO Noble awarded a four-year, $655M drilling contract by Statoil Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.