Новости за 16.12.2015

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The United States appears on the brink of ending a four-decade ban on most exports of crude oil, which would end a years-long fight brought about by a boom in domestic shale output that contributed to a supply glut and depressed prices.

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has named three senior vice presidents including Mohammed al-Qahtani as head of upstream operations, the state-owned firm said on Wednesday.

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants fired rockets on Wednesday at a base in northern Iraq where Turkish troops are stationed, and Turkish forces returned fire, Kurdish military sources and Turkish officials told Reuters.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nicaragua violated Costa Rica's sovereign territory by establishing a military presence in parts of a disputed waterway, and must compensate its neighbour, the United Nations' highest court said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Google plans to make its self-driving cars unit, which will offer rides for hire, a stand-alone business under its parent company, Alphabet Inc, next year, Bloomberg reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The White House reacted positively on Wednesday to a deal to fund the U.S. government through September 2016, saying that it met U.S. President Barack Obama's priorities without including "hundreds of needless ideological riders."

Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the arcane U.S. tax rules that should allow the $100 billion-plus Dow-DuPont merger and three-way split to be free of tax.

Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the arcane U.S. tax rules that should allow the $100 billion-plus Dow-DuPont merger and three-way split to be free of tax.

Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the arcane U.S. tax rules that should allow the $100 billion-plus Dow-DuPont merger and three-way split to be free of tax.

Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at the arcane U.S. tax rules that should allow the $100 billion-plus Dow-DuPont merger and three-way split to be free of tax.

Pay in Britain is growing more slowly than expected, suggesting the Bank of England will take longer to raise interest rates from their record lows. David Pollard reports.

Pay in Britain is growing more slowly than expected, suggesting the Bank of England will take longer to raise interest rates from their record lows. David Pollard reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - This year's most popular "no brainer" trade is turning into a bit of a head-scratcher.

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp won $28 million in damages after Gibraltar's highest court ruled against a company that was set up to receive and distribute funds resulting from a judgment against Chevron in Ecuador.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi may find himself the odd man out at a European Union summit this week where he is expected to raise questions over the EU's policies on issues from migration to banking, and possibly also about relations with Russia.

When the UK's David Cameron bids to renegotiate Britain's membership deal with the EU at this week's Brussels summit, he could face a tough choice: a row with Europe or a row with Eurosceptics at home? Ciara Lee reports.

When the UK's David Cameron bids to renegotiate Britain's membership deal with the EU at this week's Brussels summit, he could face a tough choice: a row with Europe or a row with Eurosceptics at home? Ciara Lee reports.

TORONTO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Canadian oilfield services provider Calfrac Well Services Ltd said on Wednesday it is raising C$27.5 million via an equity issue aimed at shoring up a key debt ratio, underscoring the level of pressure on energy sector companies hit by slumping oil and gas prices.

TORONTO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Canadian oilfield services provider Calfrac Well Services Ltd said on Wednesday it is raising C$27.5 million via an equity issue aimed at shoring up a key debt ratio, underscoring the level of pressure on energy sector companies hit by slumping oil and gas prices.

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells parliament the U.K. is proud to be multi-ethnic and that if U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump were to visit Britain, the country would unite against him after the billionaire's comments about banning Muslims from entering the U.S. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells parliament the U.K. is proud to be multi-ethnic and that if U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump were to visit Britain, the country would unite against him after the billionaire's comments about banning Muslims from entering the U.S. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells parliament the U.K. is proud to be multi-ethnic and that if U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump were to visit Britain, the country would unite against him after the billionaire's comments about banning Muslims from entering the U.S. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells parliament the U.K. is proud to be multi-ethnic and that if U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump were to visit Britain, the country would unite against him after the billionaire's comments about banning Muslims from entering the U.S. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

MEXICO CITY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Mexico will tender licenses to explore and drill 10 deep-water areas in the Gulf of Mexico as part of a landmark opening of its long-closed oil sector, the country's energy regulator said on Wednesday.

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp won $28 million in damages after Gibraltar's highest court ruled against a company that was set up to receive and distribute funds resulting from a judgment against Chevron in Ecuador.