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* Russian oil output at post-Soviet high of 10.88 mln bpd * OPEC Jan production highest in its recent history * Russia to launch new fields in 2016 By Olesya Astakhova and Katya Golubkova NIZHNEVARTOVSK/MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Two senior Russian officials talked up potential cooperation with OPEC to prop up prices, but data showed oil production in Russia hit a post-Soviet high in January, suggesting the world's top producer was locked in a fierce struggle for market share.

WARSAW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Poland's largest gas distributor PGNiG has filed a claim against Russia's Gazprom as part of an arbitration process in which PGNiG is seeking a cut in the price of gas from its main supplier.

The power market landscape in Texas is echoing problems seen in Europe and could have repercussions for the future of natural gas-fired projects.

* Govt asks state firms to buy back shares as divestment falters

ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed that two Syrian rebel Islamist groups will participate in Syria peace talks on an individual basis but said this did not mean that they were legitimate and not terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia is open to further cooperation in the oil market with OPEC and non-OPEC countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday while on a visit to Abu Dhabi.

ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Two Syrian opposition Islamist groups will participate in Syria talks in Geneva on an individual basis, but this does not mean they are legitimate and not terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Foreign investors are welcome to take part in Russian privatisation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

BEIJING, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The new chief executive of China National Bluestar said he was conducting a review of its operations that could include divestments in a bid to boost growth and competitiveness at the unit of state-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina).

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