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Will the Transition to Renewable Energy Be Paved in Copper?

We’ve just completed a record-breaking year for renewable technology of all kinds. No matter where you look – be it on television or in newspapers, your neighbor’s roof or along a rural countryside – the presence of wind turbines, solar energy panels and energy storage systems is growing weekly.

Gabon's Ping chosen as main opposition candidate for 2016 polls

LIBREVILLE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Former African Union chairman Jean Ping said on Friday Gabon's opposition had endorsed him to challenge President Ali Bongo in August polls and try to break the ruling PDG party's half-century grip on power.

UPDATE 1-Iran's oil tankers point towards India and Europe as clock ticks down on sanctions

* Iran wants to up exports to India by 200,000 bpd within 6 months

UPDATE 1-Obama administration set to announce U.S. coal program overhaul

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday said it would announce the next steps in its planned overhaul of how the United States manages coal development on federal land, which sources have said includes freezing new leases.

Workers call off strike at 300,000-bpd Exxon Antwerp refinery - union

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Workers at Exxon Mobil's 300,000-barrels-per-day Antwerp refinery in Belgium have cancelled a planned walk-out after agreeing to a proposed deal from the company, a union spokesman said on Friday.

Obama administration set to announce next steps for U.S. coal program

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce the next steps in its effort "to strengthen and modernize" the nation's coal program later on Friday, the U.S. Interior Department said in a statement.

Russia's Lukoil leaving projects in Ivory Coast - Interfax

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil is leaving projects in Ivory Coast, Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing a source.

UPDATE 1-Russia says coordinated oil output cuts with OPEC unlikely

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday coordinated oil production cuts with OPEC to support falling oil prices were unlikely and would be inefficient if they did happen anyway.

India's 2015 imports of African oil highest in at least 5 yrs -trade data

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Indian refiners boosted imports of African crude oil in 2015 to the highest in at least five years and slightly cut their intake from Latin America as refiners benefited from changing global oil flows caused by surplus supply.

UPDATE 1-Russia's PM calls for spending cuts, says budget faces "serious risks"

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the government to decide which spending could be significantly cut, saying on Friday that a dramatic fall in oil prices was creating serious risks for the budget.

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