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News Breaks December 16, 2012 18:23 EDT BP BP looks to alter terms with Iraq on Rumaila oilfield, FT says BP (BP) is looking to alter the terns of its contact with Iraq on the development of Rumaila oilfield says the Financial Times, adding that BP is now proposing a scale back in production from the field as Iraq is still beset by poor infrastructure, red tape and export bottlenecks. Reference Link News For BP From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on BP the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 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 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 7, 2013 16:01 EDT BP Options Update; May 7, 2013 Subscribe for More Information May 6, 2013 09:27 EDT BP BP announces asle of interest in Polvo field, Brazil for $135M BP announced that it has agreed to sell its 60% interest in the Polvo oil field in Brazil to HRT Oil & Gas Ltda for $135M in cash. Subject to regulatory approvals, BP expects the deal to close in the second half of 2013. The Polvo field is located in the southern part of Campos basin, approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in water depths of around 100 metres. Commercial production started in 2007 and BP has operated the field since its acquisition from Devon. The other 40% stake in the field is owned by Maersk. 07:30 EDT BP OTC to host a conference Subscribe for More Information 05:56 EDT BP U.S. natural gas exports helped by geopolitical debate, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.