California was awarded $19.5 million in a settlement against Royal Dutch Shell Plc's U.S. unit for not storing fuel properly at filling stations in the state, Attorney General Jerry Brown said on Friday.

Novatek, Russia's No.2 natural gas producer, has asked its shareholders to approve a 177.3 billion rouble ($6 billion) domestic gas supply deal with power trader Inter RAO.

CNOOC Ltd has agreed to buy a minority stake in four prospects in the Gulf of Mexico from Norway's Statoil, opening crude oil reserves in the U.S. Gulf to China for the first time.

Independent oil and natural gas company Quicksilver Resources Inc said it expects average daily production in 2010 to grow at least 20 percent over the projected 2009 level.

Denbury Resources Inc has agreed to buy Encore Acquisition Co for $3.2 billion to create one of North America's largest oil production and exploration companies.

Toromont Industries said on Monday that lower activity in key sectors, including natural gas and construction, had a negative impact on its quarterly profit and revenue, and the company expects more of the same for the current period.

U.S. oilfield equipment and services company National Oilwell Varco Inc reported a better-than-expected profit on Monday but gave a cautious outlook and its shares fell nearly 5 percent.

Chevron Corp said on Monday it had a molten sulfur leak from a pipeline while a barge was being loaded with it at the marine terminal of its 330,000-barrel-per-day Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery.

British oil and gas services company Petrofac Plc said it was confident it would deliver full year earnings growth of at least 20 percent after continued contract wins and healthy bidding activity.

South Korea's Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) agreed to buy Canada's Harvest Energy Trust for C$1.8 billion ($1.7 billion), the Canadian company said on Wednesday.

Noble Corp reported 11 percent quarterly profit growth as its deepwater rig fleet remained in demand despite a broader slowdown in drilling, which the company expected to turn around next year.

Regulators approved the 359 million euro purchase of BP Plc's Greek ground fuel network by Hellenic Petroleum, with minor conditions attached.

Saudi International Petrochemicals Co (Sipchem) said third-quarter profit fell 60 percent, blaming lower petrochemical sales due to maintenance work at plants.

TNK-BP, Russia's third-biggest oil producer, said on Monday it was considering developing hydrocarbon resources in Iraq as it seeks to make its first foray into the oil-rich country.

Marine fuel supplier Chemoil Ltd expects to post a net loss in the third quarter, hurt by weak fuel oil margins.

Spain's Repsol plans to list 20 percent of its Argentine unit YPF in March, 2010, daily ABC said on Friday, citing Repsol's local partner in YPF Enrique Eskenazi.

State-run Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is still interested in acquiring Kosmos Energy's stake in the Jubilee oil field, a source within the company told Reuters on Thursday.

Marathon Oil Corp on Wednesday said its third-quarter oil and gas production will be lower than the previous quarter, but at the high end of its expectations.

Exxon Mobil has agreed to buy Kosmos Energy's stake in the Jubilee field in Ghana, three sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.