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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Brazil prosecutors charge 12 in SBM Offshore graft scheme

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged 12 people with a bribery scheme involving Dutch firm SBM Offshore NV, the world's top leaser of oil production ships, and state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA.

UPDATE 1-EDF says losing professional customers ahead of deregulation

PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French state-controlled utility EDF said on Friday that 30 percent of its professional customers that switched to deregulated power prices had moved to rival power vendors.

Britain's last deep coal mine Kellingley Colliery closes

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - UK Coal closed Britain's last deep-cast coal mine Kellingley Colliery on Friday, 50 years after it opened.

China's Saudi crude contracts at similar volumes for 3rd year -sources

* Saudi Aramco to ship 1.1 mln bpd contract crude to China in 2016

EDF says losing professional customers ahead of deregulation

PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French state-controlled utility EDF said on Friday that 30 percent of professional customers that switched to deregulated power prices had moved to rival power vendors.

Billionaire Fredriksen to buy up distressed oil rig assets - paper

OSLO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen has set up a company to snap up oil rigs from firms struggling with low crude prices, adopting a similar approach to the one he used in 2012 when the tanker market collapsed.

UPDATE 1-Zorlu shares surge on hopes Turkey normalising Israel ties

ISTANBUL/JERUSALEM, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Shares in Turkey's Zorlu Energy, which is involved in energy projects in Israel, surged as much as 10 percent on Friday after an Israeli official said a preliminary deal had been reached with Turkey to normalise relations.

BG, Energy Transfer get approval for U.S. Lake Charles LNG project

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - BG Group and Energy Transfer Partners have gained approval from the U.S.

Brazil moves to speed corrupt firms access to state cash -sources

BRASILIA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to issue a decree on Friday to speed up a process allowing construction companies involved in a major corruption scandal to regain the right to receive government money, two sources told Reuters.

Russia boosts oil sales in Asia, even as OPEC battles to win customers

* Within OPEC, Iraq overtakes Kuwait to be No.3 supplier in Asia

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