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Iraqi sheep, locals, environment suffer Islamic State oil fires

QAYYARA, Iraq, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Shepherds herd blackened
flocks through the Iraqi desert. Locals cough and wheeze under
vast clouds of smoke, and NASA images show oil threatening to
encroach on the Tigris River, a major water source.

Nigerian President Buhari tells Senate that he will take ten days leave -source

ABUJA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu
Buhari plans to take ten days leave, a government source said on
Thursday.

Israel bolsters navy to protect offshore oil and gas zone

TEL AVIV, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Israel is boosting spending on
its navy to better protect offshore oil and gas deposits and
secure a large maritime zone that abuts that of its neighbour
and enemy, Lebanon.

UPDATE 2-South African mining deaths fall to new record low in 2016

RANDFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The number of
miners killed in South Africa's mines fell in 2016 to a new
record low of 73 from 77 in 2015 thanks to a government drive to
improve practices, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane
said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-OPEC output cuts under scrutiny as market tightens -IEA

* OPEC/non-OPEC deal to curb oil production on "probation" -
IEA

OPEC output cuts under scrutiny as market tightens -IEA

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - World oil markets are slowly
tightening as demand rises while investors wait to see if
production cuts agreed by OPEC and other producers will be
implemented as promised, the International Energy Agency (IEA)
said on Thursday.

South African mining deaths fall to new record low in 2016

RANDFONTEIN, South Africa, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The number of
miners killed in South Africa's mines fell in 2016 to a new
record low of 73 from 77 in 2015, mines minister Mosebenzi
Joseph Zwane said on Thursday.

Chinese court jails former CNPC general manager for 15 years for graft

BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed Liao
Yongyuan, the former general manager of China National Petroleum
Corp (CNPC), for 15 years for graft, a local court said on
Thursday.

Indonesia overhauls system for future oil, gas contracts

JAKARTA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia has adopted a new
scheme for future oil and gas production sharing deals so that
contractors shoulder the cost of exploration and production,
rather than being reimbursed by the government.

Big Oil back on the acquisition trail as outlook brightens

* Graphic on oil and gas M&A in 2016 - http://tmsnrt.rs/2jv9If6

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