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BP has been operating in China since the early 1970s. With an accumulated investment of current operations around US$ 4.5 billion by the end of March 2015 BP has marked the official start-up of the Phase 3 PTA plant of Zhuhai Chemical Co., enhancing, the company said, “its position in the purified terephthalic acid (PTA) […]

On Friday, 03 July, U.S.-based healthcare insurer, Aetna (NYSE:AET), announced that it would be acquiring all outstanding shares in Humana (NYSE:HUM) at $230 per share for a total of $37 billion. Human shares closed at $187.50 on Thursday, 02 July. U.S. markets were closed on Friday. Humana shares are up over 2% today, currently at […]

Who will be in charge? Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE:GLPW) today announced that it has entered into a new employment agreement with Terence Cryan pursuant to which he will continue to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he first assumed on an interim basis on March 20 of this […]

Five years on from the Deepwater Horizon accident and spill in 2010, BP has reached agreements in principle to settle all federal and state claims arising from the event. BP today announced that its US Upstream subsidiary, BP Exploration and Production Inc (BPXP) has executed the agreements with the US federal government and five Gulf […]

The share price of BP (LSE:BP.) has gained 4.60% today on the heels of the announcement that BP has agreed to an $18.7 billion settlement with the U.S. federal government and the five affected states on the U.S. Gulf Coast (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida). U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch noted that “If approved […]

When I logged on to my computer this morning, the first thing I wanted to see was how, if at all, the Greek debt crisis was resolving, especially considering that I proposed yesterday that I expected that, after all the posturing and political rhetoric, a deal would be struck. When I came to the ADVFN […]

Divestment of Interest in East Blackwell Northcote (AIM:NCT) has, in line with its strategy to dispose of certain non-core assets in its portfolio, it has sold its 100% working interest in the East Blackwell Skinner Sand Unit in Kay County, Oklahoma to a private party for US$75,000 in cash. East Blackwell has historically contributed approximately […]

Cash Placing of £0.55 Million Savannah Resources (LSE:SAV), advises that it has raised approximately £0.55 million cash (before expenses) through the placing of 21,900,000 new ordinary shares at a placing price of 2.5p per ordinary share with both new and existing investors. RFC Ambrian Limited acted as broker to the Placing. Savannah’s Chief Executive Officer, […]

Along with its co-venturers, BP is in the middle of a five year, £7 billion investment programme in the North Sea, including major projects in the central North Sea and Shetland area. BP and its co-venturers, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell, have confirmed the safe installation of the new Clair Ridge platform’s quarters and utilities (QU) […]

The Supreme Court of the United States makes major headlines only a few times a year, but when it does, it usually makes enough to stir up enough controversy to last well into its next session. In the past week alone the justices, in their infinite wisdom, have ruled against individual states rights with respect […]