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*Bahrain underperforming Gulf bonds by large margin. DUBAI, June 20- Bahrain faces a dilemma in coming days as it decides whether to issue a sovereign bond at a time of extreme volatility in global markets.
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STOCKHOLM-- Norway's Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore oil drilling despite protests from opponents who fear catastrophic oil spills in the remote and icy region. Most of the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, which the Nordic country shares with Russia, is already open to petroleum activities.
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*China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9- month low on weak demand. SINGAPORE, June 20- Oil slipped nearly $2 on Thursday, its biggest daily slide in close to three weeks, as slowing Chinese manufacturing activity unnerved investors already worried about the U.S. Brent crude dropped $1.57 to $104.55 a barrel by 0651 GMT, while U.S. oil declined $1.70 to $96.54.
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JAKARTA, June 20- Indonesia will carry out a big increase in fuel prices on Saturday, settling months of agonising over the politically divisive issue that was damaging confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and sapping the state's finances.
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*China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9- month low on weak demand. SINGAPORE, June 20- Oil slipped more than $1 on Thursday, its biggest daily slide in nearly three weeks, as slowing Chinese manufacturing activity unnerved investors already worried about the U.S. Brent crude slipped $1.43 to $104.69 a barrel by 0432 GMT, while U.S. oil fell $1.44 to $96.80.
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HONG KONG, June 20- Hong Kong shares could plumb fresh 2013 lows on Thursday, with interest rate-sensitive counters seen under pressure after U.S. Investors will also be watching the June HSBC manufacturing flash purchasing managers' index for China, due at 0145 GMT.
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OKLAHOMA CITY-- SandRidge Energy Inc. CEO, Chairman and founder, Tom Ward, has been dismissed after an investigation over a controversial deal but will receive a multimillion severance package. The oil and gas exploration company has been under shareholder pressure to replace Ward.
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June 19- SandRidge Energy Inc's board of directors removed the energy company's founder and chief executive, Tom Ward, on Wednesday, after a months-long struggle with activist investors who accused him of strategic mistakes and self-dealing at the expense of shareholders.
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June 19- The board of directors of SandRidge Energy Inc on Wednesday said it removed Tom Ward as chief executive, and named its president, James Bennett, to replace him, citing a need for new leadership at the U.S. oil and gas company, which has under fire from investors.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed might reduce the amount of money it pumps into the economy later this year, while higher crude stocks in the United States also hurt prices.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Following the Fed's statement, oil and gold both sold off, as Bernanke struck a more upbeat tone on the economy, she says.
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NEW YORK, June 19- Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark has joined Blackstone Group LP as a senior adviser on energy investments.
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OSLO, June 19- Norway's parliament voted on Wednesday to open an offshore Arctic zone bordering Russia to oil and gas exploration, paving the way for the area to be included in the next licensing round.
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*Washington fears for key EU support in isolating Iran. *Iran hard hit by sanctions but finds way to elude them.
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*U.S. East Coast gasoline stocks lower. NEW YORK, June 19- Crude oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic were weaker in choppy trading on Wednesday after a U.S. government report showed an unexpected build up in crude oil stocks.
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*Washington fears for key EU support in isolating Iran. *Iran hard hit by sanctions but finds way to elude them.
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PARIS, June 19- From their roots in spying and stealth military attacks, unmanned planes are spreading into the civilian sphere and could soon be put to work in tasks as diverse as inspecting oil pipelines, catching rhino poachers and even flying travellers.
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SAO PAULO, June 19- Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-run oil company, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp are in talks to build a $20 billion, 300,000- barrels-a-day refinery in the South American country, according to a securities filing on Wednesday.
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LONDON, June 19- Brent oil rose on Wednesday supported by fears that violence in Syria could spread elsewhere in the region, disrupting supply, while investors looked to a meeting of the Federal Reserve later in the day for clues on the outlook for continuing stimulus.
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