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Noble: newswires say BP Plc’s head oil analyst for Asia, Giovanni Serio, plans to join Noble in Singapore, and is scheduled to start in Apr. Serio will lead the global commodities research team at Noble. BP and Noble have refused comment. Serio, an Italian, was head of market analysis in Asia for BP’s integrated supply and trading division based in Singapore. He joined BP in London in a similar role after leaving Goldman Sachs in 2009.