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Algeria blast to hit LNG exports, importers calm

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A huge explosion at the Skikda liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Algeria will hit the country’s gas exports to southern Europe but importers played down the impact on Tuesday saying they had plenty of alternative suppliers

Increased Scrutiny Could Shrink World Oil Reserves

The world’s oil companies were already double-checking their books before Royal Dutch/Shell Group sent the industry into a tizzy this month by reducing the stated amounts of its proven reserves by almost 4 billion barrels of oil and natural gas. That’s 20% of its total.

BP: oil price will stay high

LORD BROWNE, chief executive of BP, the world’s second-largest oil company, has warned the City and British industry to prepare for a long period of high oil prices.