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RPT-UPDATE 2-High life, low coal price sends Australian mining baron bankrupt

SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) - Rags-to-riches coal baron Nathan Tinkler, who rode the mining boom to become Australia's youngest billionaire before losing it all when coal prices collapsed, has been declared legally bankrupt after failing to pay off a private jet.

Brazil January oil, natural gas output falls to 14-month low

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (Reuters) - Output of oil and natural gas in Brazil fell to its lowest in 14 months in January as companies performed maintenance on offshore oil platforms, the country's petroleum regulator ANP said on Thursday.

Brazil top court votes 10-0 to indict speaker Cunha for corruption

BRASILIA, March 3 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court voted 10-0 on Thursday to accept corruption and money laundering charges against lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha, putting him on trial for allegedly accepting bribes on contracts for two drill ships leased by state oil company Petrobras.

UPDATE 3-Canadian Natural Resources targets more spending cuts

* President says no plans for job losses (Adds president's comments on jobs, capex)

UPDATE 2-A flawed visionary, McClendon ignited shale revolution, courted controversy

March 3 (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, the oil and gas entrepreneur whose outsized ambition and high tolerance for risk made him a leading figure in the American energy revolution, died after crashing his car into a concrete wall on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

UPDATE 1-Brazil senator's plea bargain implicates Rousseff, Lula - media

BRASILIA, March 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian ruling party Senator Delcidio do Amaral has implicated President Dilma Rousseff and ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Petrobras graft scandal as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors, local media reported on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Algeria's Sonatrach awards Japan's GJC deal at Hassi Messaoud oilfield

ALGIERS, March 3 (Reuters) - Algeria's state energy company Sonatrach has awarded Japanese firm GJC a $339 million contract to help increase production at its largest oilfield in Hassi Messaoud, according to an internal Sonatrach document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

British charities tempt investors with developing-world "Dragon's Den"

BARCELONA, March 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From fuel made out of waste in Uganda to healthy nut snacks in Nicaragua, small firms in developing countries will get direct links to international investors under a new scheme to help them expand and bring extra income to poor communities.

UPDATE 1-A flawed visionary, McClendon ignited shale revolution, courted controversy

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, the oil and gas entrepreneur whose outsized ambition and high tolerance for risk made him a leading figure in the American energy revolution, died after crashing his car into a concrete wall on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

UPDATE 1-U.S. regulators seek more input on truck fuel efficiency rules

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Thursday they are reopening a proposal to boost fuel efficiency of medium and heavy duty trucks through 2027, asking for additional public comments on the planned toughening.

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