China’s Sinopec to Invest $7.1 Billion in Repsol Brazil

Sinopec Group (SHI), China’s second-largest oil and gas producer, will invest $7.1 billion in Repsol’s (REP) Brazilian unit.

Sinopec will buy new shares in the Spanish company’s Brazilian unit, giving the Chinese company a 40% stake, Bloomberg News s…

BP Names Assets as Collateral For Compensation Fund

BP (BP) named the U.S. oil assets that will help finance its $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil disaster.

Revenue from oil fields including Thunder Horse, Atlantis and Mad Dog will be tied to compensation payments, the oil giant said in a statement.

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“The pledging of these assets underscores our commitments to the Trust which we set up to pay all legitimate…

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BP Names Assets as Collateral For Compensation Fund originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:04:00.

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BMW North America Recalls Nearly 200,000 Cars

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BMW is recalling nearly 200,000 cars in North America because of possible leaks in their braking systems.

The recall affects BMW 5 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series vehicles with V8 and V12 engines from the model years 2002-2010, The Associated Press said. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars from the 2003-2010 model years are also affected.

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BMW said that a leak could develop in the power braking…

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BMW North America Recalls Nearly 200,000 Cars originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:29:00.

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Semiconductor Sales Growth Slower Than Expected

Global semiconductor revenue growth this year will be slower than previously expected, as weaker-than-expected demand for personal computers and other consumer-electronic devices will cause inventory to pile up, iSuppli said in…

HP Names Former SAP Chief Leo Apotheker as CEO

In a somewhat surprising move, HP went outside its walls — and all the way to Germany — to find the chief executive to replace the ousted Mark Hurd. Apotheker had stepped down as CEO of German software giant SAP in 2010.
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