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UPDATE 1-U.S. judge dismisses aluminum price-fixing litigation

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday
dismissed nationwide litigation by aluminum purchasers who
accused banks and commodity companies of conspiring to drive up
prices for the metal by reducing supply, forcing them to
overpay.

Chesapeake shores up capital with $1.25 bln debt deal

Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake
Energy Corp closed a private placement of $1.25 billion
of debt on Wednesday, shoring up capital for debt repayment 10
months after it said it had no plans to file for bankruptcy.

U.S. judge dismisses aluminum price-fixing litigation

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday
dismissed nationwide litigation by aluminum purchasers who
accused banks and commodity companies of conspiring to drive up
the metal's prices by reducing supply, forcing them to overpay.

Work stoppage ends at 20-MW Lower Modi Khola hydropower facility

Construction resumed Oct. 4 on tunnel works after a brief work stoppage that began on Sept. 28 at the 20-MW Lower Modi Khola run-of-river hydropower facility.
 

OPEC, non-OPEC producers plan informal meet in Istanbul to discuss Algiers deal - Algeria

ALGIERS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers
plan an informal meeting in Istanbul Oct. 8-13 to discuss how to
implement a production deal OPEC members reached in Algiers last
month, Algerian Energy Minister Nouredine Bouterfa has told
local Ennahar TV.

Federal appeals court hears arguments over Dakota Access pipeline

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Three federal appeals judges
in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Wednesday over whether
to stop work on a crude oil pipeline in parts of North Dakota
where the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes say the project
will desecrate sacred land.

Analysts cut Wells Fargo profit estimates ahead of results

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on
Wednesday became the ninth investment bank in the past month
whose analysts have cut forecasts for Wells Fargo & Co,
citing regulatory and legal issues in the wake of its scandal
over fake accounts.

International Geothermal Association Aids Advancement of Geothermal Reporting Standard

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Sustainable Energy recently approved a global standard for reporting geothermal resources.

REFILE-Turkish foreign minister says Iraqi govt knew about setting up of Bashiqa camp

ISTANBUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut
Cavusoglu said the Bashiqa camp in Iraq, at the centre of a
dispute between the two neighbours, had been set up to train
local forces in fight against Islamic State and Baghdad knew it
had been established.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-PIRA Energy expects OPEC deal to lead to $50-to-$60-per-barrel oil

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to embrace production
cuts will help move crude prices toward a target of $50 to $60
per barrel, Gary Ross, chairman of consultancy PIRA Energy
Group, told reporters on Wednesday.

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