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* Claim based broadly on analogy with massive BP Gulf oil
spill

May 9 (Reuters) - SolarCity Corp cut its forecast
for solar panel installations this year and reported a
bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, sending its shares down
nearly 20 percent in extended trading on Monday.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta, May 9 (Reuters) - The wildfire that
swept through the Canadian city of Fort McMurray blazed a
capricious trail. Swathes of homes were burned to the ground
while nearby areas were unscathed and dotted with blooming
lilacs, a tour showed on Monday.

TRIPOLI, May 9 (Reuters) - Production from south-east Libyan
oil fields to Marsa el-Hariga port will be shut down in less
than four weeks if a "blockade" of the port continues, a
spokesman for Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on
Monday.

* Restarting production will take weeks, say analysts

(Writes through, adds tumble in oil prices after Monday's
initial rally, analyst comments)

May 9 (Reuters) - SolarCity Corp reported a bigger
quarterly loss as the residential solar panel installer's total
operating expenses jumped 54 percent.

* June WCS trades at $11.35/bbl under WTI

(Updates prices, adds details on wildfire)

ROME, May 9 (Reuters) - Telecom Italia has made a
formal all-cash offer to buy fibre network company Metroweb,
valuing it at more than 820 million euros ($933 million), a
source close to the matter said on Monday.

GENEVA, May 9 (Reuters) - Syria's opposition is hopeful of a
return to peace talks in Geneva if a U.S.-Russian deal on
reviving a failed truce is swiftly implemented, a member of the
opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said on Monday.

LAC LA BICHE, Alberta, May 9 (Reuters) - Canadian officials
will take their first look on Monday at the oil sands boomtown
devastated by a wildfire that has been raging for more than a
week, and the prime minister vowed a years-long commitment to
rebuild the town.

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