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RPT-COLUMN-U.S. manufacturing slowdown stokes fears about oil demand: Kemp

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Growing signs of weakness in the U.S. economy are helping keep oil prices under pressure even as tensions escalate across North Africa and the Middle East.

Embattled Queensland Nickel vows to meet next payroll

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Australian metals refiner Queensland Nickel on Thursday said it had made arrangements to pay employee wages next week amid concerns the private company could be struggling to survive.

U.S. gasoline prices in 2015 were lowest since 2009

(Thu, 07 Jan 2016) U.S. regular retail gasoline prices averaged $2.43 per gallon (gal) in 2015, 93 cents/gal (28%) less than in 2014 and the lowest annual average price since 2009. Lower crude oil prices in 2015 were the main cause for lower gasoline prices. In 6 of the 10 cities for which EIA collects weekly retail price data, gasoline prices did not exceed $3.00/gal.

UPDATE 1-Brent crude hits new 11-year low as China worries add to glut

* U.S. crude stocks remain high despite dip (Updates throughout)

UPDATE 2-Maduro names young hardliner to run Venezuela's ailing economy

* Three opposition lawmakers sworn in despite being barred (Adds details on new ministers, comment from oppposition)

UPDATE 2-California governor declares LA-area gas leak an emergency

LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday declared a Los Angeles-area natural gas leak that has been sickening area residents for more than two months an emergency, calling for alternatives to stop the underground leak if existing efforts fail.

UPDATE 4-TransCanada sues U.S. over Keystone XL pipeline rejection

CALGARY/WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp sued the U.S government on Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, and also plans to seek $15 billion in damages from a trade tribunal.

U.S. crude edges away from 2009 lows; huge storage glut means outlook remains bleak

SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices edged away from 2009 lows in early trading on Thursday but overall market sentiment remained extremely bearish due to huge unused amounts of petroleum sitting idle in storage tanks and as China's economy was showing no signs of recovery.

Volkswagen likely to buy back 115,000 cars in US - German report

BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen AG assumes it will have to buy back about 115,000 cars in the United States as a result of the emissions scandal, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

Pioneer's stock sale not an option for all US shale companies

Jan 6 (Reuters) - An unexpected $1.4 billion equity raising by Pioneer Natural Resources means the fittest U.S.

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