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Algeria arrests seven gunmen near southern gasfield - ministry

ALGIERS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Algerian security forces arrested seven Islamist gunmen on Tuesday in the remote southern area of In Amenas, close to the gas plant where a deadly attack took place in January 2013, the country's defence ministry said.

U.S. helping Ukraine investigate December power grid hack

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it was helping Ukrainian authorities investigate an apparent attack last month on the country's power grid that caused a blackout for 80,000 customers of western Ukraine's Prykarpattyaoblenergo utility.

UPDATE 1-EDF sinks to all-time low as nuclear waste cost estimate soars

* Energy minister will have to decide on waste provisions (Adds EDF statement, closing price)

As economy crumbles, Sudan ditches Iran for Saudi patronage

KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shi'ite cleric and protesters responded by torching the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sudan was one of only three countries to sever ties with Iran in solidarity with Riyadh.

Sudan sets date for Darfur administrative status referendum

KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sudan will hold a referendum in Darfur on April 11-13 over whether or not the war-torn region will stay divided into five states or reunite as one entity with a degree of autonomy, a senior official said on Tuesday.

EIB Considers Funding 70 MW Unit for Kenyan Geothermal

The European Investment Bank is considering to finance an extension to a geothermal plant in southwestern Kenya, lending 72 million euros ($78 million).

Global Pellets Production Surged in 2014, New Report Says

Data released at the end of last year by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations show that in 2014 wood pellets production increased a record 16 percent or 3 million metric tons.

UPDATE 1-Fed hikes need to be gradual, risk hurting emerging world - IMF chief

* Cites stronger dollar, currency swings (Adds detail, quotes)

RPT-Indonesian energy company plans to resume drilling near mud volcano

JAKARTA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Indonesian energy company Lapindo Brantas plans to resume drilling for gas near the site of a mud volcano, its CEO said, referring to a disaster that some scientists say it helped to create around 10 years ago.

Spanish court demands multi-million-euro bonds from Abengoa ex-bosses

MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Tuesday increased the pressure on two former managers of troubled engineering and energy firm Abengoa, giving them 24 hours to deposit millions of euros in bonds as it investigates mismanagement allegations.

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