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California Regulators Approve Pilot EV Charging Program for Southern California Edison

The California Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 14 said it has authorized Southern California Edison to develop a pilot program to incentivize the deployment of approximately 1,500 electric vehicle charging stations in the utility’s service territory.

Saudi spare oil capacity complicates any Aramco listing - sources

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's policy of keeping a vast amount of oil production capacity unused is a possible complication in any listing of the upstream part of state oil firm Aramco, industry sources said.

Insurer caution to slow oil tanker market's return to Iran

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Foreign oil tanker owners are expected to make a slow return to Iran despite the lifting of many sanctions as insurers tread carefully, leaving shipping players unwilling to pick up cargoes as quickly as Tehran has wanted.

Vietnam warns China against rig activity in disputed waters

HANOI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam warned China on Tuesday against drilling in disputed waters in the South China Sea, after Beijing steered an oil rig at the centre of a previous stand-off between the countries into a stretch where jurisdiction is unclear.

COLUMN-North Dakota's steady production shows why oil market rebalancing is so hard: Kemp

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - North Dakota's oil production has been flat for more than a year, but it hasn't fallen despite the sharp drop in prices, illustrating the challenges of rebalancing the oil market.

Solar Power Costs Drop to Record Low in Rajasthan Auction in India

The price paid for solar power in India touched a record low of 4.34 rupees (or 6 cents) a kWh in the latest auctions held in the state of Rajasthan, where a total of 420 MW of capacity was awarded, a government official said.

Iran’s post-sanctions oil plans and their market impact

This weekend the world witnessed what has been hailed as the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the collapse of the Soviet Union: the lifting of nuclear sanctions against Iran.

Financial coal trading volumes jump 44 pct in 2015-Prospex

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Coal trading volumes via financial instruments soared 44 percent to 5.3 billion tonnes in 2015, led by growth in the dominant Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region and Australia's Newcastle, research company Prospex said.

RWE Halts $1.4BN of Onshore Wind Plans Due to UK Policy

RWE AG has halted about 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) of planned onshore wind farms in the U.K. because of government efforts to halt aid and restrict planning for the technology.

EU agrees to improve European grid to curb need for Russian gas

BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - EU member states on Tuesday endorsed a plan to invest more than 200 million euros ($217 million) in cross-border energy infrastructure projects designed to help curb dependence on Russian gas.

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