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HOUSTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A vessel carrying Venezuelan
petroleum coke whose load caught fire set sail late on Tuesday
for Colombia, allowing exports from the terminal to resume after
a three-week halt while authorities decided what to do with the
ship.

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Executives of Brazilian
engineering conglomerate Odebrecht will sign a plea bargain deal
with federal prosecutors on Wednesday or Thursday, a source
close to the negotiations told Reuters.

BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The European Union
is looking into whether Russian tankers carried jet fuel to
Syria through the bloc's waters despite this being banned, an EU
source said on Wednesday.

Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. oil drillers added rigs this week,
boosting the number of increments in November to the most in a
month since July, as shale producers boost spending to capture
forecast higher crude prices in coming months.
Drillers added three oil rigs in the week to Nov. 23,
bringing the total count up to 474, the most since January, but
still below the 555 rigs seen a year ago, energy services firm

Launched by President Barack Obama in 2013, Power Africa is achieving unprecedented success in expanding access to electricity and spurring sustainable development across the African continent, particularly in remote rural areas south of the Sahara, where best estimates say two of every three people lack access to electricity.

Just over a year ago, California’s SB 350 became law and was rightly celebrated for its boldness and impact, increasing the state’s renewable energy mix to 50 percent and doubling energy efficiency buildings.

SAO PAULO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors and
Odebrecht SA have agreed on the world's biggest plea and
leniency deal under which the embattled engineering conglomerate
would pay around 7 billion reais ($2.1 billion) in fines related
to its role in Brazil's biggest corruption scandal, local media
reported.

The emergence of floating wind power in France took another step forward earlier this month when the government announced two winners to a call for floating wind pilot plants.

MANILA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte said on Wednesday he was taking steps to open up the
economy to new players and foreign investors, including in
power, energy and telecoms, to share its wealth and limit graft
and protectionism.

* Government previously rejected $1.7 bln offer for stake

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