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Western countries concerned by tension around Libya's Zueitina oil terminal

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Western countries including the
United States, France and Britain said in a joint statement on
Wednesday they were concerned by mounting tension around the
Zueitina oil terminal in Libya.

With gas policy set, Israel opens waters for new exploration

JERUSALEM, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Israel is preparing to tender
24 offshore exploration blocks as it looks to bolster its oil
and gas industry after a four-year lull sparked by regulatory
uncertainty and stock-price volatility.

UPDATE 1--Singapore refinery profits crash to two-year low as naphtha joins glut

* Outlook remains weak, some expect run cuts

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UPDATE 1-Interserve to exit energy-from-waste business after 70 mln stg charge

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Interserve Plc, a British support
services and construction company, said it would exit its
energy-from-waste business, after it took a 70 million pound
($91 million) charge in the first half from cost overruns and
delays in a contract in Glasgow.

Thailand's PTT Global Q2 down 45 pct, hit by shutdowns

BANGKOK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - PTT Global Chemical Pcl
, Thailand's largest petrochemical maker, posted a 45
percent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, due to a
2-month scheduled shutdown of its refinery and an unplanned
turnaround of an olefins cracker.

Interserve to exit energy-from-waste business after 70 mln stg charge

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Interserve Plc, a British support
services and construction company, said it would exit its
energy-from-waste business, after it took a 70 million pound
($91 million) charge in the first half from cost overruns and
delays in a contract in Glasgow.

U.S. ethanol plant capacity increases for third consecutive year

(Wed, 10 Aug 2016) Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States was nearly 15 billion gallons per year, or 973,000 barrels per day (b/d), at the beginning of 2016, according to EIA's most recent U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity report. Total capacity of operable ethanol plants increased by more than 500 million gallons per year in January 2016 compared with January 2015.

In St. Peter, Minnesota, A Solar Fee Blossoms

St. Peter, Minn., home to 11 thousand people, is nestled within the verdant hills of the Minnesota River Valley. The town was originally intended to be the state capital of Minnesota, until a legislator named “Jolly” Joe Rolette nabbed the bill and hid it from the governor’s awaiting signature. Unflappable, the city would play its own part in state history by providing a home to five different governors.

UPDATE 1-China suspends work on $15 bln nuclear waste project following protests

* Publicity campaigns have not stopped China anti-nuclear
protests

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UPDATE 1-Venezuela tries to rally support for oil producer meeting

* President Maduro says in talks with oil exporters on
meeting

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