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Drifting barge has missed Valhall North Sea platform -authorities

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - A drifting barge has missed BP's Valhall platform in the North Sea by some two kilometres, a spokeswoman for the Rescue Coordination Centre for southern Norway told Reuters.

Drifting barge on course to hit Valhall oilfield platforms-BP

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - A drifting barge was about an hour away from hitting BP's oil installations at the Valhall oilfield in the North Sea, a spokesman said on Thursday.

China processing graft case against security boss's ex-mistress - paper

BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Chinese judicial authorities are processing a corruption case against a one-time mistress of the country's disgraced top security boss, a state-run Beijing newspaper reported on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-India's energy muscle helps Petronet get better Qatar gas deal

* Govt expects cheaper gas to halve costs for local firms (Adds details, Oil minister's quotes)

Russia eyes trillion roubles from privatisation in 2016 - finance minister

MOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia aims to raise 1 trillion roubles ($13.53 billion) from privatisation next year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview aired on Thursday, signalling a major acceleration of plans to sell state assets.

North Sea storm forces oil rig evacuations, kills worker

* ConocoPhillips shuts production (Adds BP incident, updates throughout)

ConocoPhillips evacuates staff from Eldfisk North Sea platform, production shut down

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips has shut down output at its Eldfisk and Embla fields in the North Sea and was evacuating staff from its Eldfisk platform due to the threat of a drifting barge hitting its installations, it said on Thursday.

Ekofisk platform in North Sea is being evacuated -report

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips' Ekofisk platform in the North Sea is being evacuated, Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported on Thursday, following a storm that caused a fatal accident on an oil rig on Wednesday and prompted BP to evacuate its Valhall field on Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Amid maritime disputes, China confirms building second carrier

BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - After months of speculation, China confirmed on Thursday it is building a second aircraft carrier to go with an existing one bought second-hand, as neighbours worry about Beijing's new assertiveness to claims in the South China Sea.

BP orders complete evacuation of Valhall field in North Sea, production shut down

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - BP said it ordered a total evacuation of its Valhall platform in the North Sea on Thursday after a barge broke its anchor and was drifting towards the installation following a storm.

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