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COMMODITIES-Dollar slump lights fire in metals, oil retraces after surge

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Gold and zinc surged to their highest in over three months on Thursday, buoyed by a tumble in the dollar, while oil failed to build on sizzling gains in the previous session as doubts grew about whether producers would agree to cut output.

UPDATE 1-Duke Energy says looking to sell international power plants

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Power producer Duke Energy Corp said it was looking to sell all or part of its international unit, a year after the company reviewed the business and decided to stick with it.

UPDATE 2-ConocoPhillips cuts dividend, lowers budget as low crude weighs

* Shares fall 4 pct in light premarket trading (Adds details on production, CEO comment)

UPDATE 1-Occidental cuts capex by 48 pct; Q4 loss bigger than expected

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp said its 2016 capital budget was expected to be not more than $3 billion, nearly half its 2015 levels, and reported a bigger-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter.

COLUMN-U.S. oil, gas industry sheds 100,000 jobs in slump: Kemp

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The number of people employed in oil and gas extraction and support activities across the United States has fallen by around 100,000 since October 2014.

Conflict-hit southeast Turkey dealt fresh blow as power project shelved

ISTANBUL/OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Traumatised by months of fighting between security forces and Kurdish militants which has killed hundreds, Turkey's southeast suffered an economic blow on Thursday as a major hydropower project in the region was suspended due to security concerns.

UPDATE 2-Beijing Enterprise buys Germany's Energy from Waste

* China needs top notch waste management technology (Adds details on valuation, deal advisers)

UPDATE 2-Shell ready for more cost cuts as earnings fall 87 pct on weak oil prices

* Shares outperform sector, rising 6.2 pct (Adds share price, CEO, CFO comments, details)

Duke Energy looking to sell its international energy unit

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp, the largest U.S. power company by generation capacity, said it was looking to sell a whole or part of its international energy unit.

Occidental cuts 2016 capex by 48 pct, reports bigger qtrly loss

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp said its 2016 capital budget is expected to be not more than $3 billion, nearly half its 2015 levels, and reported a bigger loss for the fourth quarter.

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