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Poland's PKN, Lithuania's railways to sign transport fees deal

WARSAW (Reuters) — The Lithuanian unit of state-run Polish refiner PKN, Orlen Lietuva, and Lithuanian railways firm Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai will on Wednesday sign an agreement in Vilnius ending a long dispute over PKN's costs for fuel transportation in Lithuania, Puls Biznesu daily said quoting unnamed sources.

Germany to create national diesel forum to cut emissions

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany's transport and environment ministers announced a joint plan on Tuesday to find ways to reduce pollution from diesel engines, which has become a sensitive subject since the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

Oil holds above November lows but under threat from US supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil edged up for a third straight session on Monday, climbing off last week's seven-month lows but with gains capped by the relentless rise in US supply and bloated global inventories.

Wood Group extends Librestream collaboration on O&G digital solutions

Wood Group has signed an extension to its collaborative agreement with Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies to continue its exclusive industry partnership, providing advanced digitally-enabled solutions for oil and gas customers.

Berlin demands costly German recall of 12 MM diesel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany's Transport Ministry is in talks with car manufacturers about updating the engine management software of up to 12 MM diesel vehicles, people familiar with the talks told Reuters on Monday.

Tanker firm Frontline drops DHT pursuit and steers away from deals

OSLO (Reuters) — Oslo-listed oil tanker firm Frontline has abandoned its pursuit of New York-listed rival DHT Holdings and is not working on any alternative acquisitions, Frontline's CEO told Reuters on Monday.

Russia keeps top spot as China oil supplier in May, Angola pips Saudi again

BEIJING (Reuters) — For the third month in a row, Russia has maintained its spot as China's top crude oil supplier and Angola clung onto the second spot over Saudi Arabia, data from Chinese customs for May imports showed on Friday.

Russia's Rosneft works on new strategy, plans to hike dividends

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) — Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's state-controlled and largest oil producer Rosneft, said on Thursday the company was working on a new strategy to counter the challenges of the global oil market and planned to pay higher 2017 dividends.

Traders test OPEC ‘whatever it takes’ resolve to defend oil price

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) — When OPEC leader Saudi Arabia pledged in May to do "whatever it takes" to defend world oil prices, it didn't expect the market to be testing its resolve just one month later.

Oil headed for weakest first-half performance in two decades

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil was mostly flat on Wednesday, after paring earlier losses, but was set for its biggest price drop in the first half of the year since 1997, a sign that investors are discounting evidence that major producers are sticking to a deal to cut output.