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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.

BP assesses risk of drifting barge to North Sea platform

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oil firm BP is assessing whether a drifting barge is still posing a threat to its installations at the Valhall field in the North Sea, it said on Thursday.

China confirms building second aircraft carrier

BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China on Thursday confirmed it is building a second aircraft carrier, as neighbours worry about Beijing's new assertiveness to claims in the South China Sea.

Analysts see 2016 oil price rise, while traders bet on fall

* Many traders bet against analyst forecasts of late 2016 recovery

UPDATE 1-Oil ends 2015 in downbeat mood; hangover to be long, painful

* Crude oil prices lost a third in value in 2015 * Outlook for 2016 remains bleak as oversupply balloons (Adds commodity performance chart, updates prices) By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices remained in a downbeat mood during their final Asian-hours trading session of 2015 after record U.S. crude inventories reinforced concerns about a global supply glut that has pulled down prices by a third over the past year.

Oil ends 2015 in downbeat mood, hangover to be long and painful

* Crude oil prices lost a third in value in 2015 * Outlook for 2016 remaions bleak as oversupply balloons By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices opened the final trading session of 2015 in a downbeat mood after record U.S. crude inventories reinforced concerns over a global supply glut that has pulled down prices by a third over the past year. Crude inventories in the United States, the world's largest petroleum producer, rose 2.6 million barrels last week

UPDATE 2-One dead, two injured after wave hits N.Sea drilling rig

* Production at field unaffected -Statoil (Adds details throughout )

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