Crude oil closed down for a second consecutive session on Monday as Iran and six world powers accelerated the pace of negotiations to reach a nuclear deal with Tehran that could ease Western sanctions and allow OPEC member to carry crude into an already flooded market. Benchmark Brent oil declined 12 cents to settle at $56.29 a barrel, after slipping $1.21 earlier. WTI crude dropped 19 cents to settle at $48.68, having fallen by $1.26 earlier.
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RWE Generation will close the oil-fired power plant at Littlebrook in Britain on Tuesday because of European Union environmental law, as confirmed by the company on Monday.
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French oil producer Total has decided to vend a stake in an onshore oilfield in Nigeria for $569 million, bringing the profits from prior divestments in the country to over $1 billion.
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Dutch gas network operator Gasunie and tank storage service supplier Vopak declared on Monday that the development of their Gate liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Rotterdam has started.
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Russia could permit more oil firms to access its offshore projects, as stated by Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Friday.
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