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UPDATE 3-Peabody shares plunge; coal producer raises bankruptcy risk

* Fails to pay $71.1 mln in interest, enters 30-day grace period

Europe agrees sanctions on Libyan leaders blocking unity government

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed sanctions on three Libyan leaders who oppose a Western-backed unity government, clearing the way for travel bans and asset freezes to be imposed in the next few days, diplomats said.

Libyans from all sides unite in Benghazi humanitarian appeal

GENEVA, March 16 (Reuters) - In a rare show of Libyan unity, dozens of influential Libyans from Benghazi put aside their differences to appeal for help for their hometown, a centre of violence in the country's five-year-old conflict, on Wednesday.

CTG Continues Activity in Brazil’s Hydropower Market and Plans for More Development in South America

Wang Shaofeng, executive vice-president of China Three Gorges International Corp., a Beijing-based subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corp., reports the company will bid to build and operate the planned 8,000-MW Tapajos hydroelectric facility on the Tapajos River in Brazil.

EDF chief's gambit suggests will get backing for Hinkley Point

PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - An apparent ultimatum from the chief executive of EDF suggests he is confident that the French government will provide the additional financial support he wants for a plan to build nuclear reactors in Britain.

Nigeria's state oil company denies claim it failed to remit $16 bln in 2014

LAGOS, March 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil company on Wednesday said a report by the auditor-general which made allegations that it had failed to remit 3.2 trillion naira ($16 billion) in revenues to the government in 2014 were wrong.

UPDATE 2-Britain to cut taxes for North Sea oil producers by $1.4 bln

* BP, Shell shares rise, outperform index (Updates with company, analyst comments, share price, details)

UPDATE 1-U.S. crude oil inventories hit record high for fifth week - EIA

NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil stocks rose last week rose to record highs for a fifth straight week while gasoline inventories fell amid strong demand for the motor fuel, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-India signs energy deals with Russia's Rosneft

* Rosneft aims to finalise Indian refinery deal by end-June (Recasts, adds detail)

Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea sign maritime security agreement

ABUJA, March 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement to establish combined patrols to bolster security in the Gulf of Guinea, which has been plagued by piracy in the last few years, a spokesman for Nigeria's president said on Wednesday.

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