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UPDATE 2-Schlumberger to limit Venezuela operations on payment problems

April 12 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Schlumberger
Ltd said it would reduce its operations in Venezuela due
to payment problems, a further sign of the cash crunch facing
the OPEC nation because of weak oil markets.

Venezuela says U.S. seeking to scuttle OPEC, non-OPEC deal

CARACAS, April 12 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking
to block a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC nations to stabilize
oil markets, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on
Tuesday, accusing Washington of applying "war-like" pressure to
prevent an agreement.

UPDATE 2-Oil prices fall on profit-taking, oversupply worries

* China's crude oil imports rose 13.4 pct in Q1 -customs
data

(Adds comment, China crude import data, crude oil futures
charts, updates prices)

France's Total CEO: priority in getting back into Iran is gas

PERTH, April 13 (Reuters) - The chief executive of France's
Total SA said on Wednesday that the company's priority
on getting back into Iran's energy sector was gas and
petrochemicals

China Jan-March iron ore imports +6.5 pct y/y - customs

BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) - China's imports of iron ore
rose 6.5 percent in the first quarter of the year, the country's
customs authority said on Wednesday.

SunEdison financial woes also threaten yieldcos that hold assets

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - The prospect of a near-term
bankruptcy for solar giant SunEdison Inc also threatens
the separate companies it created to hold renewable energy
assets - the so-called "yieldcos."

UPDATE 1-Australia's Fortescue says could exceed iron ore output target

SYDNEY, April 13 (Reuters) - Australia's Fortescue Metals
Group shipped a flat 42 million tonnes of iron ore in
the March quarter, putting it on track to exceed its annual
production target, while lowering cash costs by 6 percent from
the previous quarter.

U.S. crude falls on profit taking, oversupply worries

SINGAPORE, April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell in
early Asian trade on Wednesday as profit taking and concern over
a larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude stocks outweighed
more positive news that Russia and Saudi Arabia had reached
consensus on an oil output cap.

Statoil awards contracts for disposal and recycling of Huldra platform

Hereema Marine Contractors Nederland will remove the platform and transport it to shore, while AF Offshore Decom has been awarded the contract for disposal and recycling of the platform.

Waste-to-energy electricity generation concentrated in Florida and Northeast

At the end of 2015, the United States had 71 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that generated electricity in 20 U.S. states, with a total generating capacity of 2.3 gigawatts. 

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