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UPDATE 1-Oil prices extend gains on dollar-slide, talk of oil producer meeting

* OPEC-member Venezuela lobbies for producer meeting to cut output

US oil prices extend gains on slide in dollar, talk of oil producer meeting

* OPEC-member Venezuela lobbies for producer meeting to cut output

Canada government to fast track infrastructure investments in Alberta

CALGARY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada is committed to fast tracking infrastructure investments in the province of Alberta that is reeling from the global slump in energy prices, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.

AVEVA supports Fabricom on major brownfield project

AVEVA announced that Fabricom Offshore Services, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction and project management services to the Oil & Gas Industry, is using AVEVA software for the brownfield modification of GDF Suez’s Cygnus Platform in 2016.

USDA reserves $100m in loan guarantee funding for biosynthetic technologies

Biosynthetic Technologies has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on its Phase One application for a loan guarantee under the USDA’s Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (the 9003 Program).

UPDATE 1-Rig contractor Noble Corp reports lower than expected adjusted profit

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Noble Corp Plc reported a quarterly adjusted profit lower than analyst had expected, and its shares slid more than 7 percent in trading after the bell.

South32 to book $1.7 bln charge, slash manganese output and jobs

MELBOURNE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Australia's South32 Ltd said on Thursday it will write down its assets by $1.7 billion, axe hundreds of jobs, and cut global manganese supply by about a quarter as it battles what it sees as a prolonged slump in commodity prices.<

UPDATE 1-Barometer of shale oil industry's health warns agony to get worse

HOUSTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The latest blow to the energy industry's collective psyche has been inflicted by National Oilwell Varco Inc, with the giant oilfield equipment maker warning the pace of drilling and fracking will only slow further as 2016 drags on.

UPDATE 1-Australia's AGL says to exit gas unit

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - AGL Energy Ltd, Australia's second-largest energy retailer, said it will sell its gas exploration and production assets because of volatile markets, ending a decade-long attempt to diversify and resulting in a loss of nearly $460 million.

Oilfield services provider Weatherford to cut 6,000 jobs

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Weatherford International Plc said it would cut about 6,000 jobs in the first half of 2016 as a steep drop in oil prices hurts drilling and exploration activity.

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