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* Postponement latest setback in drawn-out merger attempt

(Recasts with confirmation from company)

MELBOURNE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - AGL Energy is
considering importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) to
southeastern Australia from 2021, in a move that could ease the
grip on supply that four producers led by ExxonMobil Corp
hold in the region.

* Private equity deal value in Africa down to $900 mln in H1
2016

HOUSTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - U.S. shale producers are
redeploying cash, rigs and workers, cautiously confident the
energy sector has turned a corner after Donald Trump's election
victory and OPEC's recent signal that it plans to curb
production.

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping established a "clear
sense of mutual respect" in a telephone call on Sunday night,
Trump's presidential transition office said early on Monday.

(Mon, 14 Nov 2016) The first microchannel gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in the United States was completed in September. The new plant, built by ENVIA Energy, is located in Oklahoma and is expected to begin converting landfill gas into liquid petroleum products later this year.

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan
will again delay its planned purchase of Showa Shell
Sekiyu shares from Royal Dutch Shell because a
review by the Japan Fair Trade Commission remains ongoing, the
Nikkei newspaper said.

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on
Monday near multi-month lows, dragged down by worries about
oversupply as OPEC saw record output last month and as the U.S.
rig count rose again.

* Refinery runs jump to highest since at least 2011

(Updates throughout)

* Drive to reopen mines since end-Sept to curb price rally

(Adds details, month-on-month comparison)

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