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Japan's top oil company says eyeing merger (AFP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081204/bs_afp/japanoilenergycompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081204/capt.cps.oke03.041208025232.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ivw8k7y.YFk5Rp5lPRwoDw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Service station attendants refuel vehicles in Tokyo. Japan's top oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp and a smaller rival, Nippon Mining Holdings, are considering a merger, the companies have said in statements.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's top oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp. and a smaller rival, Nippon Mining Holdings, are considering a merger, the companies said in statements on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>