BAGHDAD, Nov 20 (Reuters) - BP and Eni are among companies that have expressed an interest in developing the giant Majnoon oilfield which Royal Dutch Shell plans to leave next year, Iraqi oil officials said on Monday.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 0.8 percent on Monday, extending recent weakness ahead of next week's OPEC meeting, while a rally in the dollar hurt commodities across the board.

Oil exploration in the Guyana-Suriname basin has stepped up following ExxonMobil's major discovery there.

Offshore Guyana-Suriname might have one of the largest untapped oil and gas reserves in South America, as roughly a dozen companies hope to repeat Exxon Mobil Corp.

LONDON/FRANKFURT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - German gas supplier VNG is in talks to sell a majority stake in its Norwegian Norge oil and gas business, which could fetch up to $500 million, three banking sources said.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for the start-up of oil rig flanges gulf coast production from the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea.

NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Oil rebounded more than 2 percent on Friday after falling for five straight session as a major U.S.

BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Chinese oil refiners are churning out record amounts of fuel in the last quarter of 2017, looking to cash in on the best refining profits in nearly two years after a rally in diesel and gasoline prices.