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RPT-COLUMN-BHP downgrades China steel forecast but keeps iron ore strategy: Russell

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

UPDATE 2-Schlumberger to buy oilfield gear maker Cameron in $14.8 bln deal

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Oilfield services company Schlumberger Ltd agreed to buy Cameron International Corp, which makes equipment used by oilfield services providers, in a deal valued at $14.8 billion to cut costs amid weak drilling activity.

Top Asian refiner Sinopec's net profits slip 22 pct in H1

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp , Asia's largest refiner, posted a 22 percent fall in first-half profit on a sharp decline in international crude prices that hit upstream earnings.

UPDATE 1-Greece sees gas grid deal with Azeri SOCAR progressing

ATHENS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR had confirmed its interest in acquiring a stake in Greek gas grid operator DESFA, with a deal possible by the end of the year, Greece's privatisation agency said on Wednesday.

Ukraine's stockpiling of winter gas slower than last year -PM

KIEV, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine's efforts to store natural gas for winter are running 1 billion cubic metres behind their pace last year, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday.

RPT-As Trafigura exits metal storage, rivals brace for boom from economic gloom

NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Swiss commodities merchant Trafigura is ending a five-year foray into the lucrative base metals storage business just as warehousing firms are bracing for sheds to fill up amid concerns a China-led slowdown could stall the global economy.

Greece sees gas grid deal with Azeri SOCAR progressing

ATHENS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Greece's privatization agency said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR had confirmed its interest in acquiring a stake in Greek gas grid operator DESFA, with a deal possible by the end of the year.

Trafigura replicates its oil market tactics to dominate LNG

LONDON/MILAN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Trafigura is blazing a trail for trade houses, adopting highly successful tactics used in oil markets, to get an edge in the burgeoning liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.

Schlumberger to buy Cameron in $14.8 bln deal

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd, the world's No.1 oilfield services company, said it will acquire oilfield equipment maker Cameron International Corp in a deal valued at $14.8 billion.

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