Energy Update

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee will
grill President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department
of the Interior, Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana, during a
confirmation hearing on Tuesday that was likely to focus on how
he would balance development and conservation on America's vast
public lands.

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Oil exports from Iraq's southern
terminals have fallen so far in January, according to loading
data and an industry source, a sign that OPEC's second-largest
producer is following through on the group's decision to cut
output.

MEXICO CITY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil company
Pemex began receiving imported fuel by train at a new privately
run terminal for the first time in January as companies expand
storage and transportation operations under the country's energy
opening, a senior executive said in an interview.

PARIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - French utility Direct Energie
, France's third-biggest power vendor, targets 4
million clients in France by 2020 from a present 2.1 million and
is considering buying new gas-fired plants to boost generation
capacity, its chief executive said.