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UPDATE 2-Brazil's Petrobras must face U.S. group lawsuits over corruption - judge

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A U.S.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Brazil's Petrobras must face US group lawsuits over corruption -judge

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered Petrobras , the state-run Brazilian oil company, to face class-action litigation by investors seeking to recoup billions of dollars in losses stemming from a bribery and political kickback scandal.

IMF says ready to lend to African oil producers; no requests yet

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it stands ready to help sub-Saharan Africa's oil exporters cope with plunging crude prices and growing fiscal pressures but has not received any new funding requests from the region.

U.S. judge says Petrobras investors can sue as group

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday cleared the way for investors to sue Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras as a group in litigation over billions of dollars in losses stemming from a bribery and political kickback scandal.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide as oil prices dive again

* U.S. Treasury yields fall to 9-month lows (Updates with close of U.S.

Rentricity starts work on micro-hydro projects in Colorado, Utah

Rentricity Inc. reports it has begun work on installation of its first micro-hydro in-pipe projects, in Colorado and Utah.

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St tumbles on oil woes

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday after a disappointing spending forecast from Exxon Mobil and another steep drop in oil prices.

Saipem to appeal Algeria fine over gas pipeline contracts

MILAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Italian oil services group Saipem said on Tuesday it would appeal an Algerian court ruling ordering one of its units to pay a 34,000 euro ($37,104) fine for allegedly inflating prices on contracts to build a gas pipeline.

Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for non-binding independence referendum

ERBIL, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region should hold a non-binding referendum on independence, its president said on Tuesday, despite the numerous crises it is facing.

UPDATE 2-EDF's union board members to oppose Hinkley Point -sources

* Hinkley power price now nearly 3 times market rate (Adds detail on timing and power price)

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