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UPDATE 2-Schlumberger plans $10 bln share buyback as profit beats

* Shares up nearly 2 pct in extended trading (Adds details from statement, background)

India's Modi may bet on old faces and new to regain winning ways

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may look to press the reset button on his leadership this spring to reinvigorate stalled economic reforms and appease critics, eyeing a mix of tried and tested allies and fresh blood, senior government sources said.

CANADA STOCKS-TSX bucks downtrend, rises as energy stocks bounce

* Half of TSX's 10 main groups rise; 3 gainers for every faller

Schlumberger posts first quarterly loss in 12 years

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd, the world's No.1 oilfield services provider, reported its first quarterly net loss in 12 years as it recorded more than $2 billion in restructuring and asset impairment charges.

UPDATE 2-Venezuela urges OPEC and non-OPEC producers to meet in February

CARACAS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Venezuela Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino called on Thursday for OPEC and non-OPEC producers to meet in February to discuss bolstering low oil prices that have hammered the recession-hit South American nation's finances.

UPDATE 1-Brazil court orders closure of Vale's Tubarão iron ore port

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale SA said on Thursday a court ordered the temporary suspension of activities at its Port of Tubarão, halting the world's largest iron ore exporter's ability to ship more than a third of its output because of environmental concerns.

French wind industry sees deregulation driving strong growth

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The French wind industry expects strong growth in 2016 due to deregulation but a long-awaited third tender for offshore wind turbines may not happen before year end, an industry group said.

UPDATE 1-Nigeria says pipeline attacks costing $2.4 mln a day; ex-militants deny involvement

ABUJA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Attacks on pipelines in Nigeria over the weekend have since then cost Africa's biggest economy around 470 million naira ($2.4 million) per day in lost gas and electricity, the government said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Montreal mayor, local leaders oppose Energy East pipeline

MONTREAL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The influential mayor of Montreal and leaders representing 81 nearby municipalities said on Thursday they oppose TransCanada Corp's proposed Energy East pipeline because of environmental and economic concerns.

EDF plans two new nuclear reactors in France by 2030-document

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - France's EDF plans to build two new nuclear reactors by 2030 in a bid to start renewing its existing fleet of 58 ageing reactors, the state-controlled utility said in a document released to its unions on Thursday.

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