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• Asia’s oil users to cut Iranian imports February 22, 2012
  Countries hope to fend off the impact of US sanctions that make it harder for companies to do business with Tehran […]
• Shell offers £1bn for Cove Energy February 22, 2012
  Anglo-Dutch oil group is poised to expand into Mozambique with the proposal to buy Aim-listed group, one of Anadarko’s junior partners […]
• Oil prices in sterling hit record high February 22, 2012
  Trend driven by fears about Iranian oil supplies and the fall in the pound against the dollar on expectations for further monetary easing […]
• Valuing the London Metal Exchange February 22, 2012
  LME could be worth £1.4bn even before a bidding war, based on analysis of trading fees, clearing benefits and cost cutting, says Jack Farchy […]
• IAEA ‘disappointed’ by Iran nuclear talks February 22, 2012
  The UN agency has failed to gain access to the suspected military site at Parchin or reach a deal on any other key issues […]
• Wells buys BNP energy loan portfolio February 21, 2012
  The largest US bank by market capitalisation has agreed to purchase $9.5bn in loans from the biggest French lender by assets […]
• Vitol warns crude could pass $150 February 21, 2012
  World’s largest independent oil trader says geopolitical risk, particularly in the Middle East, could send prices higher than their 2008 record […]
• Ferrochrome set to jump on S Africa shutdowns February 21, 2012
  Industry executives say they expect spot market prices to rise 8-10% after power shortages force several producers to shut capacity […]
• CFTC delays vote on swap dealer designation February 21, 2012
  A vote to draw a line under the biggest traders in US derivatives markets has been cancelled in the latest delay to reforms passed in response to the financial crisis […]
• US feels pinch from high petrol prices February 21, 2012
  Rise threatens to stall nascent economic recovery as Republican presidential contenders step up attacks on the issue […]