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Expanded 350-MW Nedre Rossaga hydropower station now operational in Norway

Statkraft opened its renovated and expanded 350-MW Nedre Rossaga hydropower station on Oct. 18.

Petrobras unions reject 6 pct pay rise, raising strike chances

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian oilworkers'
unions said they rejected a sweetened pay offer from Petroleo
Brasileiro SA in annual salary talks on Wednesday,
raising chances of a second major strike in two years at the
state-led oil company.

UPDATE 1-Nigeria seeks more time to negotiate rail project with GE

ABUJA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria needs more time to
negotiate a railway concession project with U.S. company General
Electric, the transport minister said on Wednesday.

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 1-SoCalGas completes most well tests at Calif. Aliso Canyon natgas facility

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Southern California Gas said on Wednesday
it completed safety review tests at most of its wells at the
Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Los Angeles, which
shut in October 2015 following a massive methane leak that was
not plugged until February.

UPDATE 1-Exxon boss tells peers, Saudis their oil supply crunch bet is wrong

* Total CEO sees 5-10 mln bpd supply shortage by 2020

(Adds quote in paragraph 7)

Sonnen Considering IPO in Bid to Rival Tesla Powerwall Storage

Sonnen GmbH, a German solar energy storage maker that competes against Tesla Motors Inc.’s Powerwall battery, may pursue an initial share sale as early as 2017 to develop additional services.

One if by Land, Two if by Sea — U.S. Offshore Wind Power Has Arrived

2016 will be remembered as “the year U.S. offshore wind arrived,” as Block Island Wind Farm, a 5-turbine 30 MW offshore-wind project, arose off Rhode Island’s coast this summer and will soon power the grid. Relatively modest in scale, this wind farm's christening carried significance greater than its size. The first "steel in the water" for U.S.

Venezuela's Maduro to visit oil producers, China

CARACAS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas
Maduro will visit OPEC and non-OPEC countries in coming days to
push a deal to stabilize oil markets and will also travel to key
financier China, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to ease a
steep recession.

Exxon boss, Saudi minister differ on oil supply outlook

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's boss Rex
Tillerson and Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Wednesday took
opposing views on declining investment in the oil sector setting
the stage for a possible major supply crunch.

COLUMN-Coal exporters wary of end to Chinese benevolence: Russell

LISBON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - - The problem with coal's
spectacular rally this year is that it's largely a Chinese
political phenomenon, and what Chinese politicians give they can
just as easily take away.

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