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RPT-COLUMN-U.S. refiners press on despite unbalanced fuel demand: Kemp

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Strong growth in consumption of gasoline while demand for other fuels remains more subdued is creating a headache for oil refiners in the United States and around the rest of the world.

UPDATE 2-Libyan unity government starts work from 'secured' Tripoli naval base

TRIPOLI, March 31 (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital.

Imbalance Declared for Russian Alternative Energy Industry

Russian Ministry of Energy may increase quotas for construction of solar power plants in the country for the period of 2016-2019, as this segment of renewable energy industry is mostly of interest for investors, according a statement from the deputy Energy Minister of Russia Vyacheslav Kravchenko.

UPDATE 1-Guinea and Burkina Faso to take back unused mining permits

March 31 (Reuters) - Guinea and Burkina Faso plan to take back hundreds of unused mining permits for re-auction, ministers said this week, as governments try to reignite interest in the sector.

UPDATE 1-Libya sanctions shift possible when unity gov't controls fund -UN

UNITED NATIONS, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Thursday it was ready to consider changes to sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund once a unity government confirms it has control of it, along with the National Oil Corporation and the central bank.

UPDATE 1-IMF cuts Nigeria growth forecast again amid oil slump

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that it has again cut its growth forecast for Nigeria as the oil exporter faces "substantial challenges" from low crude prices.

UPDATE 1-SunEdison served DoJ subpoena on Vivint Solar deal

March 31 (Reuters) - Struggling solar company SunEdison Inc said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking details related to its failed deal to buy Vivint Solar Inc and transactions with its two publicly listed units.

UPDATE 1-Brazil's top court removes Lula probe from crusading judge

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to remove a corruption investigation into former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the jurisdiction of a lower court judge who released a wiretapped conversation of him with President Dilma Rousseff.

SunEdison served DoJ subpoena on Vivint Solar deal

March 31 (Reuters) - SunEdison Inc said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking details on some financing activities related to its failed deal to buy Vivint Solar Inc.

Government supporters take to streets in Brazil to back Rousseff

SAO PAULO, March 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of Brazilians in 17 states and the nation's capital took to the streets in defense of beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday, many carrying banners that said "there will not be a coup", local television showed.

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