By Sethuraman N R (Reuters) - Global energy major BP has pledged to lift oil production by 44% and gas output by 89% from India's largest field off its west coast, under a decade-long contract, according to block operator Oil and Natural Gas Corp on Thursday. ONGC named BP as its technical service provider on Wednesday to assist in boosting...

TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) , operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, reported on Thursday a 24% drop in quarterly operating profit. Profit fell to 128 billion yen ($809.41 million) in the September-to-November period from 169 billion yen over the same period a year earlier. The results compared to an estimate...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ), operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, reported on Thursday a drop of 24% in quarterly operating profit, missing analysts' estimates. Profit fell to 128 billion yen ($809.41 million) in the period from September to November versus 169 billion in the corresponding period a year earlier. The results compared...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese operator of the global Uniqlo clothing chain said on Thursday that first-quarter operating profit rose 7.4%, a solid start to its plan to achieve record profits for a fourth-straight year. Fast Retailing ( FRCOF ) said operating profit was 157.6 billion yen ($996.84 million) in the three months through November. That compares with 146.7 billion...