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Jan 25 (Reuters) - All Southeast Asian shares rose on Monday as a cold spell in parts of the northern hemisphere pushed oil prices higher, with Thailand rising to more than three-week high led by energy shares. The bounce in oil prices lured investors back into the battered regional markets. The Thai share index gained as much as 1.2 percent to its highest since Jan. 4 before retreating to trade 0.6 percent higher at 0754 GMT. The country's top oil firm PTT and PTT Exploration and P

BEIJING, Jan 25 (Reuters) - China is set to grant another four non-major oil refineries licences to import crude, the country's commerce ministry said on Monday.

TEHRAN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Iran and Saudi Arabia should take every step to de-escalate the tension between them, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on Monday.

TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Japan's 2015 oil imports fell to the lowest since 1988, reflecting the country's declining population and low economic growth while at the same time its natural gas imports fell for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Jan 25 (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc is exploring debt restructuring options, according to people familiar with the matter, as the heavily indebted U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company struggles with the fallout from plunging energy prices.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco Mineração SA received serious danger warnings from ground sensors in 2014 and 2015, months before a deadly and environmentally destructive burst of a tailings dam, Globo TV's Fantastico newsmagazine said on Sunday.

Iran's speed of re-integration into the global oil market is a million b/d question mark hanging over the industry.

(Mon, 25 Jan 2016) The average natural gas spot price at the benchmark Henry Hub for December 2015 of $1.93 per MMBtu was the lowest monthly average since March 1999. EIA's latest <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> expects natural gas prices to rise, averaging $2.65/MMBtu in 2016 and $3.22/MMBtu in 2017. Expected price increases reflect consumption growth, mainly from the industrial sector, that outpaces near-term production growth.

SHANGHAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - China's first initial public offering under rules introduced on Jan. 1 that make listings easier was oversubscribed more than 4,000 times, showing Chinese investors remain hungry for IPOs despite recent market gyrations over growing economic concerns.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco Mineração SA received serious danger warnings from ground sensors in 2014 and 2015, months before a deadly and environmentally destructive burst of a tailings dam, Globo TV's Fantastico newsmagazine said on Sunday.

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