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MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) - Top Russian oil producer Rosneft has raised the stakes in its battle with Saudi Arabia for market share by securing new Asian markets to hedge against the risk that any new Western sanctions could hit crude sales.

VIENNA, July 8 (Reuters) - As any parent knows, setting limits is important, especially at bedtime. In the Iran nuclear negotiations, however, the normal rules of diet, discipline and decorum do not always apply.

NEW YORK/LONDON/HOUSTON, July 9 (Reuters) - In early May, with its legal options dwindling and investors impatient, BP Plc saw a chance to negotiate what became a $18.7 billion settlement that ended five years of litigation over the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

VIENNA, July 9 (Reuters) - A report by Iranian Press TV that nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers could be extended to Monday is "not true," a Western official said on Thursday.

* Stake acquisition deal is subject to corporate approval (Recasts to say Rosneft buying stake in Essar, comments from Essar and Rosneft, background)

WILLISTON, N.D./HOUSTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A handful of optimistic U.S. shale drillers are sticking with plans to deploy more rigs in the coming months even as oil prices take a sharp dive well below many producers' $60-a-barrel breakeven point.

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - China is opening its crude oil imports to buyers outside of the state-owned sector, and independent refiners could get approvals for up to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in shipments this year.

VIENNA, July 9 (Reuters) - The major powers are trying to resolve the difficult issue of when to remove a U.N. arms embargo, a senior Western official said on Thursday after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it should be lifted as soon as possible.

July 9 (Reuters) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd said it had received further payments on recent contracts, helping prop up its cash position, and continued to progress towards a regular payment cycle for the oil it produces.

* Japan machinery orders hit 7-yr highs, German exports surge

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