Energy Update

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada's Encana Corp reported a quarterly loss, compared with a year-earlier profit, and the company cut its 2016 capital spending target.

African crude oil exports will fall by 600,000 b/d over the next six years as production from its biggest producers slips and rising regional refinery activity absorbs more domestic output, IEA says.

JUBA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Troops allied with South Sudan's Riek Machar, the former rebel leader and rival to President Salva Kiir, will deploy to the capital in March, a regional peace observer said, bolstering a fragile peace accord that ended two years of fighting.

LONDON - Shares fall in Europe and Asia as oil prices dipa fter Saudi Arabia effectively rules out output cuts by major producers, lifting investor appetite for low-risk assets such as the Japanese yen and gold.