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UPDATE 1-Statoil says briefed Norwegian police on Angola payments

OSLO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oil major Statoil met Norway's white-collar crimes police unit this week to explain payments made to Angola's state energy firm Sonangol, the Norwegian company and public officials said on Friday.

Security, political tensions cloud Niger's presidential vote

* Incumbent Issoufou aiming for first-round win in Sunday's polls

UPDATE 1-Enbridge posts higher profit, defers C$5 bln capex to 2018

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc , Canada's largest pipeline company, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and said it would defer C$5 billion in capital expenditure planned for this year and the next to 2018 as two pipelines are delayed.

COLUMN-Oil's slump is scattering the workforce and supply chain: Kemp

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. oil and gas industry has lost around 100,000 jobs over the last 16 months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://tmsnrt.rs/212GuVD).

Russia's Putin discusses global oil markets with Security Council - Interfax

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of his Security Council exchanged views on the situation on global oil markets as Russia's Energy Ministry holds contacts with foreign partners, Interfax quoted the Kremlin's spokesman as saying on Friday.

Enbridge posts higher profit as crude shipments increase

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc reported a more than fourfold rise in quarterly profit, partly helped by an increase in crude volumes.

Ax looms over Pennsylvanian maple-sugaring family's natgas line protest

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb 19 (Reuters) - A federal judge could hold a Pennsylvania family that runs a maple syrup business in contempt of court on Friday if it persists in blocking crews from felling a grove of trees to make way for a new shale gas pipeline that would cross its property.

RPT-Activist investors take a beating in energy price rout

NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Activist investors brave enough to have ventured into the volatile energy sector are paying a heavy price for their courage, stuck with hefty paper losses and no near-term recovery in sight.

Vietnam protests at "serious violation" of sovereignty by China

HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam lodged a formal protest with China and the United Nations chief on Friday, saying it was "deeply concerned" over Beijing's apparent deployment of an advanced surface-to-air missile system on a disputed island in the South China Sea.

Wind powers on greener future for climate-conscious Bhutan

THIMPHU, Feb 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From wind power to biogas, bicycles and electric buses, Bhutan is exploring new ways to play its part in the global push to keep climate change in check.

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