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UPDATE 2-British business bosses say exit from EU would hit economy and jobs

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Sikorsky to explore helicopter production in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Taqnia Aeronautics and Sikorsky, owned by U.S. company Lockheed Martin, have agreed to look at producing Black Hawk helicopters in the kingdom, Sikorsky said on Tuesday.

Notes from the Solar Underground: The US Utility War against Net Metering

Net metering and interconnection are rights afforded distributed generation (DG) residential and commercial solar system owners through the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005. The act required publically owned utilities to offer net metering and left the various policies up to the states to enact.

UPDATE 1-EDF CEO expects investment decision on Hinkley Point this year

BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - EDF CEO Jean-Bernard Levy expects the French utility will take a final investment decision on the British Hinkley Point nuclear plant this year.

Israeli city frets about chemical depot after Hezbollah threat

JERUSALEM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The mayor of Haifa implored Israel's prime minister on Tuesday to remove an industrial chemical depot from the northern city, saying a veiled threat by Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to shell the site put as many as a million people in danger.

Azerbaijan's Socar seeks to grow trading, restart Iran deals

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Azeri state oil firm Socar's trading division is looking to reactivate deals with Iran, as well as expanding into new markets ranging from North American crude to natural gas in Europe, its chief executive told Reuters.

UPDATE 1-Bulgaria signs deal with Shell for deepwater oil and gas exploration

SOFIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bulgaria sealed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday to explore for oil and gas in an offshore block in the Black Sea in a bid to end its almost total dependence on Russian natural gas.

Japan may not load March Iran oil as insurance to expire -sources

TOKYO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Japan will likely refrain from loading oil at Iranian ports in March because of the impending expiry at the end of next month of special shipping insurance cover provided by the government, industry and government officials said.

UK's Drax says may mothball coal plant amid weak energy markets

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British power producer Drax may decide to mothball its coal-fired power generation units, the company said on Tuesday, as part of a strategy review triggered by competition from cheap gas and renewables.

Wood Group hikes dividend as cost-cutting helps co survive oil slump

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider John Wood Group Plc increased its full-year dividend by 10 percent as its aggressive cost-cutting actions helped it conserve cash.

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