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A bill scheduled for plenary deliberations on the Philippines island of Mindanao, if passed, would create Mindanao Power Corp. (Minpocor), a local government-owned entity intended to keep ownership of the island’s 983 MW of combined installed capacity at the Agus and Pulangi hydropower complexes (APHC) from being privatized.
 

DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran supports the decision by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers to keep a "ceiling" on oil production, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Wednesday, quoted by the ministry's official Shana news agency.

Water heaters used as energy storage are an attractive opportunity for improving the reliability, economics and environmental footprint of the power grid, according to a new report from The Brattle Group.

ERBIL, Iraq, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has challenged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to deliver on an offer to pay the cash-strapped region's bloated public payroll, suggesting the proposal had not been made in good faith.

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A tougher European testing regime following Volkswagen's emissions test cheating scandal could mean new small diesel car models are modified or withdrawn, the European auto lobby said on Wednesday.

PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - French oilseed producer Avril announced a partnership with Dow Chemical Co unit Dow AgroSciences on Wednesday to develop protein-rich rapeseed.

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Declaring "I'm a eurosceptic" may not be an obvious way to persuade Britons to stay in the European Union but as the leader of the 'In' campaign businessman Stuart Rose believes it is this pragmatism that will help him win the day.

BRASILIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government expects to reach agreement by Friday with Samarco Mineração SA to settle a 20 billion-real ($4.9 billion) lawsuit for damages related to a deadly November dam disaster, a spokesman for Brazil's attorney general said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's anti-monopoly agency, Igor Artemyev, said it is highly likely that the agency would approve the possible purchase of a stake in oil company Bashneft by Lukoil, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.

* Expects Q1 sales volumes to dip to 395,000-405,000 boe/d (Adds analysts estimates, details)

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