Last Updated: 12:39am GMT 21/12/2006
A round-up of headlines from across the financial sectors, provided by Bloomberg News
ENERGY
• British Energy delayed the restart of four reactors by more than two months for further repairs.
• BP is considering creating the post of chief operating officer to ease the transition for a successor to Chief Executive Officer John Browne, a spokesman said.
• The government will announce plans next year to develop 17pc of the oil and gas reserves in the North Sea west of Shetland, in a bid to curb reliance on imports.
• Royal Dutch Shell said it has ended talks about investing in a 19.3 billion yuan ($2.5-billion) oil refinery being built by China National Offshore Oil in southern China.
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