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UPDATE 1-Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion gets B.C. environmental approval

Jan 11 (Reuters) - British Columbia said on Wednesday it had
given the green light to an environmental review of Kinder
Morgan Inc's plans to expand the Trans Mountain oil
pipeline, which runs from Canada's oil sands through the
province to a marine terminal on the Pacific Coast.

Shell's attorneys ordered to give Nigerian activist's widow files for Dutch lawsuit

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The widow of an activist executed
after protesting against Royal Dutch Shell's oil
production in Nigeria has won access to legal documents for use
in a legal case for damages against the oil giant that she says
she plans to launch in the Netherlands.

Maryland Opens 2017 Animal Waste-to-energy Grant Program

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has opened 2017 program to provide grants to selected recipients to install animal waste-to-energy projects.

UPDATE 3-Nigeria oil union suspends three-day nationwide strike after talks

* More talks scheduled for Jan. 24, says minister

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UPDATE 2-France to buy out Areva shareholders in bid for nuclear fix

PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - France will buy out minority
shareholders in Areva and delist the troubled
nuclear group, the government said on Wednesday as talks with
potential investors in a new nuclear fuel company being spun out
of Areva neared a conclusion.

White House assails Trump 'secrecy' on financial dealings with Russia

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday
said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team
have refused to make public information that would put to rest
questions about his and his family's possible financial
entanglements in Russia.

Nigeria oil union suspends nationwide strike

ABUJA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and
Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its nationwide
three-day strike, the country's labour minister and the labour
union's president said on Wednesday.

Tillerson says backs 'full review' of Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State
nominee Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday he would recommend a
"full review" of the nuclear deal with Iran, but he did not call
for an outright rejection of the 2015 accord.

Slumping fertilizer makers turn to high-margin industrial uses

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Makers of fertilizers
that boost corn and palm growth are taking advantage of higher
profit margins for uses in other industries, such as oil
drilling and livestock feed, to ride out a severe slump.

Former Africa heads at Carlyle and KKR to set up regional investment firm

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The former regional heads for
Africa at private equity giants KKR and Carlyle
are setting up an investment firm, Arkana Partners, to target
local equity investments of up to $100 million.

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