BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced significant oil discovery at its Gila prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. Shares of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) were rose 0.59% to $45.79 in premarket. In last session BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) closed at $45.52.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) on Wednesday cut its stake in Japan’s second-biggest refiner, further reducing its downstream presence in the world’s third-biggest economy, amid a rejig in the country’s refining industry. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) will sell a 10 percent interest in TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK to trading house Mitsui & Co as part of TonenGeneral’s takeover of a small oil products retailer, the Japanese refiner said in a statement. Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) were rose 0.26% to $97.00 in premarket. In last session XOM closed at $96.75.

Ecuadoreans trying to collect a $9.5 billion environmental verdict against Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) can attempt to seize the oil giant’s assets in Canada, a Canadian appellate court ruled on Tuesday.The plaintiffs, residents of Ecuador’s jungles, are seeking to enforce a 2011 judgment against Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) by confiscating its properties in other. Shares of Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) were surged 0.30% to $119.10 in premarket. In last session CVX closed at $118.74.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) confirms significant oil discovery at its Gila prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP confirmed a significant oil discovery at its Gila prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The company holds a 20 percent working interest in the Gila well, operated by BP (BP). Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) were closed at $69.06 in last session.

Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) stock was given Overweight rating by analysts at HSBC Securities on Dec 6, 2013. Shares of Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) were climbed 0.85% to $58.09 in premarket. In last session Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) closed at $57.60.