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U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports increase 61% in 2015

(Mon, 11 Apr 2016) After reaching its highest level to date in 2013, U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel fuel (both biodiesel and renewable diesel) fell in 2014 amid uncertainty surrounding future Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the elimination of the biodiesel blender's tax credit. As higher targets for biomass-based diesel were finalized in 2015, U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel increased by 61% in 2015 to reach 538 million gallons.

Japan March average spot LNG arrival price falls to $6.80/mmBtu

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - The average price for liquefied natural gas LNG spot cargoes arriving in Japan in March fell by 10 cents from February to $6.80 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), the lowest since the trade ministry started publishing figures two years ago, official data showed.

Crude oil futures rise as U.S. drilling falls to 2009 lows

SINGAPORE, April 11 (Reuters) - Oil futures on Monday extended sharp rises from the end of last week following a decline in U.S.

CO2 recovery plant commissioned at Neste's refinery in Singapore

A carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery and liquefaction plant built at Neste's renewable products refinery in Singapore has started commercial operation.

Average U.S. gas prices rose 8 cents in three weeks -Lundberg

April 10 (Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States gained 8 cents in the past three weeks, according to a survey released on Sunday.

Czech miner NWR creditors push for aid deal to avoid insolvency

PRAGUE, April 10 (Reuters) - Creditors of troubled Czech hard coal miner New World Resources pushed on Sunday for a quick agreement with the government on state aid for its main operating subsidiary OKD to avoid its bankruptcy, saying a deal was needed next week.

Senior Iranian official summoned to court for allegedly spreading lies

BEIRUT, April 10 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official for women's and family affairs has been summoned to court after saying a village near notorious drug smuggling routes where all the men had been executed could turn to contraband to survive.

Iranian opposition figure asks Rouhani for court hearing

BEIRUT, April 10 (Reuters) - Former Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2011, appealed to President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday for a court hearing where he could show two elections he lost were rigged.

MIDEAST STOCKS-Food sector and firmer oil price lifts Saudi index, Egypt market dips

DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Food companies buoyed the Saudi stock market on Sunday after better than expected results from the region's largest dairy food producer while a visit by the king of Saudi Arabia to Egypt failed to lift the Cairo bourse.

U.S., allies report 24 strikes in Iraq, one in Syria -coalition

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and one in Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.

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