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Scotford Refinery debottlenecking will boost hydrocracker production capacity by 20% and enhance the facility’s competitiveness

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Two years ago, when the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries chose not to cut output and let
oil prices collapse, many pundits penned obituaries for the
producer group. Yet on Wednesday, OPEC seemed to breathe new
life, agreeing to cut output 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd).

CANNON BALL, N.D., Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. military veterans
were set to arrive at a camp to join thousands of activists
braving snow and freezing temperatures to protest a pipeline
project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota.

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Two years ago, when the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries chose not to cut output and let
oil prices collapse, many pundits penned obituaries for the
producer group. Yet on Wednesday, OPEC seemed to breathe new
life, agreeing to cut output 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd).

In the summer of 2015, the largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in NYC history was traced to a cooling tower at a hotel in The Bronx. 128 people were infected and 12 of them died.

BRATISLAVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Oil markets are entering a
period of greater volatility after OPEC's decision to cut
output, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said on
Thursday.

* OPEC deal could have modest positive impact on state
finances

GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ethnic cleansing is taking place
in some areas of South Sudan, where the stage is set for a
repeat of the Rwandan genocide, the head of the U.N. commission
of human rights in the country said in a statement on Thursday
at the end of a 10-day visit.

BOGOTA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Colombian government said its
peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) were
postponed to Jan. 10 while the guerrilla force conducts internal
consultations and is to free a kidnapped politician.

PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Power cuts in France are more
likely this winter because of problems with electricity cables
linking the country to the United Kingdom and prolonged outages
at nuclear reactors, French power grid operator RTE said on
Thursday.

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