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UPDATE 2-Shell's profits hit by further slide in oil prices

* Norwegian wealth fund says to vote in favour of Shell-BG deal

German exports to Gulf surge despite oil price slump -official data

BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - German exports to major oil producers are soaring despite the slump in oil prices to their lowest for more than a decade, data showed on Wednesday, countering worries that weaker demand from Gulf countries was slowing growth in Europe's largest economy.

UPDATE 1-European mining and energy share indexes slump to 12-year lows

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European basic resources and energy share indexes slumped to their lowest levels in more than 12 years on Wednesday, with a sharp decline in oil and metals prices scaring investors away from commodities stocks.

US Interior review will likely find ways to ‘fix’ federal coal

At the very least, the announcement was seen as a shot across the bow of coal production in the US.

SE Asia Stocks-Fall on oil shares; Singapore posts biggest drop since August

BANGKOK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets fell in line with global equities on Wednesday, with Singapore posting its worst drop in nearly five months and the Philippines sliding to a near two-year closing low, as energy shares faced pressure due to a relentless slide in oil prices. Singapore's key Straits Times Index ended down 3 percent, its biggest single-day percentage decline since Aug. 24.

Khamenei condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran this month, saying it was "really bad".

European mining and energy share indexes hit 12-year lows

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European basic resources and energy share indexes slumped to their lowest levels in more than 12 years on Wednesday, with a sharp decline in oil and metals prices scaring investors away from commodities stocks.

UPDATE 1-China says oil rig not drilling in disputed waters after Vietnam complains

* China urges Vietnam to meet it halfway, work to handle issues (Adds updated position of rig)

Norway's sovereign wealth fund to vote in favour of BG-Shell merger

OSLO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Norway's $790 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will vote in favour of the merger of energy companies Royal Dutch Shell and BG , it said on Wednesday.

Indonesia to give Freeport divestment verdict in March -official

JAKARTA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia will reach a decision on whether to accept Freeport McMoRan Inc's $1.7 billion divestment price for its unit in the country by the end of the first quarter, a mines ministry official said on Wednesday.

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