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UPDATE 1-Nigerian union says oil firms sack 3,000 workers, asks government to step in

ABUJA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil firms operating in Nigeria
have sacked about 3,000 workers, a labour union official said on
Wednesday, calling on the government to file a protest with
foreign oil operators.

UPDATE 1-Trafigura executive arrested at Brazil airport in graft probe -sources

SAO PAULO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A London-based executive at
Dutch trading company Trafigura Beheer BV was
detained at an airport in Brazil as part of a corruption
investigation into state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA
, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on
Wednesday.

Trafigura executive arrested at Brazil airport in graft probe -sources

SAO PAULO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A London-based executive at
Dutch trading company Trafigura Beheer BV was
detained at an airport in Brazil as part of a corruption
investigation into state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA
, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on
Wednesday.

Kuwait starts up its first solar power plant

UMM GUDAIR, Kuwait, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Kuwait began
operating its first-ever solar power plant on Wednesday at the
Umm Gudair oil field, a landmark for the OPEC member country as
it seeks to diversify its sources of energy to meet fast-rising
local demand.

Nigerian union says oil firms sack 3,000 workers, asks government to step in

ABUJA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil firms operating in Nigeria
have sacked 3,000 workers, a labour union official said on
Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-NY court orders Exxon, PwC to comply with subpoena in climate probe

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp and
accounting firm PwC must turn over documents related to
the oil major's representations of the impact of climate change
on its business and assets, the New York Supreme Court ruled on
Wednesday.

3@3 on Solar PV: Tesla, Solana, SolarReserve

Jenn Runyon, Chief Editor of Renewable Energy World and Paula Mints, Chief Market Research Analyst with SPV Market Research discuss three hot topics in the global solar industry for three minutes each. Today’s topics are the Tesla/Panasonic announcement, Solana's $1.5M in fines and SolarReserve's new Sandstone project.

Petrobras pushing to re-engage companies involved in graft scandal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled
oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA is studying with
authorities how to start working again with contractors who were
snared in a vast corruption probe, governance director João Elek
said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Tesla reports first quarterly profit in more than three years

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc reported its
first quarterly net profit in more than three years on Wednesday
as record deliveries helped to offset rising expenses related to
next year's roll-out of the company's mass-market Model 3 sedan.

Tesla reports quarterly profit

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc reported a
quarterly profit on Wednesday as record deliveries helped to
offset rising expenses related to next year's roll-out of the
company's mass-market Model 3 sedan.

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