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Aruba refinery to start hiring staff in April to repair plant -sources

HOUSTON, March 21 (Reuters) - The refinery in Aruba plans to start hiring workers in April to repair and upgrade the 235,000-barrel-per-day plant, while its proposed new operator, Citgo Petroleum, continues talks with the government to sign a contract to lease the idled facility, sources close to the deal told Reuters.

UPDATE 1-OPEC's Badri hopes for positive producer meeting in April, says Iran could join group later

* Says 300-million-barrel overhang is market's only problem (Adds quotes, context, byline)

Regulator sets permanent steam restriction at CNRL project

CALGARY, Alberta, March 21 (Reuters) - The Alberta Energy Regulator said on Monday it is implementing additional requirements at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd's Primrose oil sands project after concluding excessive steaming caused a 6,648 barrel bitumen seep in 2013.

Serbia could lose EU pipeline funds if fails to reform gas firm-watchdog

BELGRADE, March 21 (Reuters) - Serbia could lose European Union funding for a major pipeline project if it fails to reform indebted gas company Srbijagas by July, an organisation in charge of extending the EU's energy policy to would-be member states said on Monday.

OPEC's Badri says Iran could join oil-output freeze group later

VIENNA, March 21 (Reuters) - Iran may join other oil producers planning to freeze production to support prices at a later date, OPEC's secretary general said on Monday, since the country is seeking to raise its exports.

5 Reasons Community-Scale Solar is a Multi-GW Market Opportunity

The U.S. solar industry has enjoyed impressive growth of late, with strong forecasts for 2016, but it’s been an at-times bumpy ride as the industry has faced unfavorable rulings and stock-market troubles.

UPDATE 1-Sadr wants Iraqis to get a share of country's oil revenue

BAGHDAD, March 21 (Reuters) - Influential Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged followers demonstrating in Baghdad for a new government to also demand that politicians give every Iraqi a direct share of the nation's oil revenues.

UPDATE 3-Congo ex-vice president guilty in landmark ICC war rape ruling

THE HAGUE, March 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba became the highest-ranking politician convicted by the international war crimes court on Monday, when it judged him responsible for a campaign of rape and murder in Central African Republic.

ILO to give Qatar a year to ease forced labour before any investigation

GENEVA, March 21 (Reuters) - Qatar is making progress toward ending forced labour and improving conditions for migrant workers, but the test will be whether it enforces new legislation from December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

Sadr wants Iraqis to get a share from country's oil revenues

BAGHDAD, March 21 (Reuters) - Influential Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leading protests to demand a technocrat government to fight graft, urged authorities on Monday to give every Iraqi a direct share from the nation's oil revenues.

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