BP to Sell Venezuela, Vietnam Assets for $1.8 Billion

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As it continues to raise funds to deal with the fallout from the Gulf oil spill, oil giant BP (BP) is set to sell a total of $1.8 billion in assets in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP.

TNK-BP, a joint venture between BP and a group of Russian billionaires, will make a $1 billion deposit by Oct. 29 and pay the rest in the first half of 2011, Bloomberg News reported.

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Some OPEC Members Push for $100 a Barrel Oil

Some OPEC members want oil prices to rise to $100 a barrel to offset the decline in the dollar.

The value of the dollar, which has slipped 13% since June against major world currencies, means that the “real price” of oil is about $20 less than current levels, Venezuela’s Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said after Thursday’s OPEC meeting in Vienna.

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OPEC to Leave Oil Output Unchanged

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will leave oil output unchanged, a delegate at the group’s current meeting told Reuters. Oil ministers apparently are not worried the weak dollar will drive up the price of …