Reuters: Energy
Reuters: Energy
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New U.S. climate strategy coming within weeks -Obama adviser
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday.
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UPDATE 1-Cyprus cabinet approves preliminary deal for LNG terminal
* Cyprus gas reserves could be as high as 1 trillion cubic metres
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UPDATE 7-Oil weaker on inventory build, U.S. Fed remains the focus
* Brent/WTI spread the narrowest since 2011 (Adds details throughout; updates prices. Changes byline/dateline to New York.)
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AIRSHOW-Sky's the limit for civil drones
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - From their roots in spying and stealth military attacks, unmanned planes are spreading into the civilian sphere and could soon be put to work in tasks as diverse as inspecting oil pipelines, catching rhino poachers and even flying travellers.
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UPDATE 2-Israel to keep most of its natural gas for domestic use
JERUSALEM, June 19 (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it will keep most of its newfound natural gas for domestic use but will still allow enough exports to satisfy exploration companies seeking access to the global market.
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UPDATE 1-Petrobras, Sinopec in talks to build $20 bln refinery
SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-run oil company, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp are in talks to build a $20 billion, 300,000-barrels-a-day refinery in the South American country, according to a securities filing on Wednesday.
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New U.S. climate strategy coming within weeks - Obama adviser
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday.
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Syrians turn to dollar as local currency tumbles
* Syrians turn to dollar savings to preserve their wealth
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AIRSHOW-UPDATE 1-Qatar interested in Eurofighter, Rafale jets
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said, while sources said it was also looking at the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Obama says U.S. "will do more" to fight climate change
BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States understood it had to do more to fight climate change and he pledged that more action was coming.
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UPDATE 2-Mozambique's Renamo threatens to paralyse vital coal railway
MAPUTO, June 19 (Reuters) - The Renamo opposition party, a former guerrilla organisation, threatened on Wednesday to paralyse the only railway line out of Mozambique's vast coalfields in an effort to hurt the government.
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UPDATE 1-Gazprom aims to sign basic terms of China gas deal in Sept
* Pricing formula is still under discussion - spokesman (Adds detail, quotes)
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COLUMN-U.S. state renewables push is waning: Gerard Wynn
(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)
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Imperial to close Nova Scotia refinery, convert it to terminal
TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Imperial Oil Ltd said on Wednesday that it was unable to find a buyer for its refinery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and will instead convert the facility into a terminal operation.
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Pirates attack ship off Nigeria, kidnap four - sources
ABUJA, June 19 (Reuters) - Pirates in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel and kidnapped four Indian and Polish crew members in increasingly dangerous waters off Nigeria's coast last week, two security sources said on Wednesday.
