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UPDATE 1-One dead, two injured after wave hits N.Sea drilling rig

* Production at field unaffected -Statoil (Adds details throughout)

Staff at N.Sea rig partially evacuated after fatal accident -Statoil

OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Close to 50 people out of 106 staff were evacuated from a North Sea rig belonging to China's COSL after a wave hit the installation on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two, oil firm Statoil told Reuters.

U.S. preparing new sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile program -sources

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran's ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-Oil proceeds went into personal accounts, Nigerian president says

LAGOS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have seen documents suggesting the proceeds from past crude oil sales were diverted to personal accounts rather than reaching government coffers, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday.

Crimea official says Ukraine has cut off power again, Interfax reports

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A Crimean official said on Thursday that Ukraine had cut off a major source of electrical power to the region, a month after saboteurs first plunged the Russian-annexed peninsula into darkness.

Spain's Abengoa seeks to sell stalled Brazil projects

SAO PAULO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Spain's multinational Abengoa SA said on Wednesday it is seeking buyers to revive transmission-line and other construction projects in Brazil that the company had suspended after filing for creditor protection in Spanish courts.

New Energy Installed Capacity in China Reached 146 GW in 2015

China recorded a combined on-grid wind power and PV power generation installed capacity of more than 100 GW for 2014.

Nigeria's Buhari says low oil prices will reduce need for subsidy

LAGOS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The price of crude oil has fallen so much it will soon eliminate the need for subsidies in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday, although he did not say that the costly scheme would be removed.

Investors Saw Returns Double This Year for Wind Turbine Maker Gamesa

As 2015 draws to a close, traders in Spanish renewable-energy companies are either kicking themselves or celebrating.

Nigeria ready to negotiate release of Chibok girls with Boko Haram, Buhari says

LAGOS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government is prepared to negotiate with Islamist militant group Boko Haram to secure the release of around 200 schoolgirls kidnapped last year, if credible leaders are identified, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday.

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