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UPDATE 1-Egypt seeks to import crude directly from Iraq

CAIRO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Egypt's Petroleum Minister Tarek
El Molla said on Thursday his country was seeking to reach an
agreement with Iraq over importing crude oil directly and that
he hoped to finalise the deal by the first quarter of 2017.

2016 California Solar Market in Six Charts

Residential solar installations fell 8 percent in 3Q16 vs. the prior year. Industry analysts believe this may be due to saturation in areas that are strong fit for solar as well as the impact of the election uncertainty. Reuters covered this trend in its recent article on the San Diego solar market.

BLM Issues Rule Changes to Encourage Solar/Wind Development on Federal Lands

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Dec. 19 Federal Register published a notice that it is amending its regulations governing rights-of-way issued under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA).

RPT-INSIGHT-U.S. refiners cash in on Mexico's record fuel imports

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Gulf Coast
refiners are cashing in on rising fuel demand from Mexico,
shipping record volumes to a southern neighbor that has failed
to expand its refining network to supply a fast-growing economy.

Solar Academy Helps Pico, Home Solar Take Root in Malawi

A home and rural solar PV-energy storage boom is under way in sub-Saharan Africa, providing residents and businesses access to affordable, efficient, emissions-free electricity.

ADB approves $500 mln loan to help Azerbaijan amid low oil price

BAKU, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
said on Thursday it had approved a $500 million loan to help
Azerbaijan tackle economic and social problems, mitigating the
adverse impact of a decline in oil prices.

Temperatures around North Pole leap close to melting point

OSLO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Temperatures around the North Pole
surged close to melting point on Thursday as a freak blast of
warm air blanketed an Arctic region usually deep frozen in
mid-winter darkness, scientists said.

AEP Ohio Seeks Bids on 250 MW of Wind, 100 MW of Solar

AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), on Dec. 16 issued two separate Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for wind and solar resources in Ohio.

UPDATE 1-Latvian gas utility to set up new transmission and storage firm

* Latvia government to decide in Jan whether to buy stakes

(Adds officials, detail, background)

Wall Street and oil take the 2016 spoils

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Oil is set to be 2016's top
market performer, with its near 50 percent gain an outcome few
would have predicted when it plunged to a 12-year low in
January.

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