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ABUJA, March 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil company withheld 3.2 trillion naira ($16 billion) in revenues from the federal government in 2014, the auditor-general said on Monday, the same year that the then central bank governor was suspended after making similar claims.

SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Any decision to arrest Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be made by Federal Judge Sergio Moro, who oversees a sweeping investigation into kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras and approved the detention of dozens of senior executives, a judge in Sao Paulo ruled on Monday.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 14 (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, the former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy Corp, was driving well above the speed limit at roughly 88 miles (142 km) per hour before he slammed into a bridge abutment earlier this month and died, Oklahoma City police said on Monday.

March 14 (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, the former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy Corp, tapped his vehicle's brakes twice while driving at roughly 88 miles per hour before a fatal accident earlier this month, Oklahoma City police said on Monday.

SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - A judge in Sao Paulo transferred on Monday pending charges against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the federal court in Curitiba, citing an "undeniable connection" to a broad investigation into kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras.

ABUJA, March 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil company failed to remit 3.2 trillion naira ($16.1 billion) to the public purse in 2014, the auditor-general said on Monday.

NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) - The first major upstream oil and gas bankruptcy filing of the year could occur this week as SandRidge Energy Inc, Venoco Inc and Energy XXI Ltd reach the end of grace periods following millions in missed interest payments.

United Airlines said that on March 11 it began using commercial-scale volumes of sustainable aviation biofuel for regularly scheduled flights.

BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (Reuters) - Argentine prosecutors are probing close to 100 companies, among them Brazilian firms, in an investigation into the suspected payment of bribes to government officials, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation said.

* Says forecast drop in 2016 non-OPEC supply is more uncertain

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