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BHP Billiton weighs getting out of Indonesian coal

MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton is considering
giving up its coal stakes in Indonesia, where it recently
started producing coal, amid uncertainty over Indonesian
regulations and a weak outlook for coal.

UPDATE 1-BHP cuts FY16 iron ore output target by 10 mln/t

* Says now sees W. Australia fiscal 2016 output at 260 mln/t

(Adds details, CEO quote)

U.N.concerned by Machar delay in return to South Sudan capital

UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations
Security Council expressed serious concern on Tuesday over the
failure of South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar to return to
Juba to take up his old post as deputy to President Salva Kiir
as part of a peace deal.

Cyberhawk’s drone completes inspection at oil and gas refinery in Qatar

Cyberhawk Innovations has completed the first commercial oil and gas inspection using remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAV), also known as UAVs or drones, in Qatar.

EDF gets set for the development of renewable energy in Egypt

On the occasion of the State visit by the President of the French Republic, François Hollande, EDF has signed five memoranda of understanding thus confirming its strategy for developing low carbon, renewable energy in Egypt.

UPDATE 2-Kuwait oil, gas workers end 3-day strike -union

DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Kuwaiti oil and gas workers have
ended a three-day strike that had temporarily cut the OPEC
member's crude production by nearly half, the trade union said
in a statement posted on its Twitter account.

Colombia's Santos names Arce as energy minister

April 19 (Reuters) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos
on Tuesday named German Arce as mines and energy minister,
replacing Tomas Gonzalez who resigned amid an energy crisis that
has left the country on the verge of electricity rationing.

U.S. criticizes Machar for failing to return to South Sudan capital

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The United States voiced
dismay on Tuesday at rebel leader Riek Machar's failure to
return to South Sudan's capital to form a unity government under
a peace deal aimed at ending more than two years of violence.

US scrap exporters lift offers as markets strengthen

US East Coast bulk exporters raised offer prices to secure material in the week ended April 15 in the face of increased export activity.

UPDATE 1-Kuwait oil union says it will continue strike -spokesman

KUWAIT, April 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Kuwaiti
oil and gas workers will carry on with their three-day-old
strike until planned public sector pay cuts are cancelled, their
spokesman said on Tuesday.

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