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* Cooling Chinese economy, strong climate policies hit coal demand

LACC, a joint venture (JV) between Axiall and Lotte Chemical, has awarded a $1.3bn contract to CB&I to support the development of ethane cracker project in Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.

SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Australian tax authorities on Thursday took the unprecedented step of publishing the records of hundreds of companies, including Google Inc and Apple Inc, which show they paid little or no tax on their in-country earnings.

FRANKFURT, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Three bidders have been shortlisted in an auction of German waste management company EEW, in a deal potentially worth more than 1.7 billion euros ($1.8 billion), two people familiar with the matter said.

Congress today announced details of a year-end tax deal that could provide a two-year extension on provisions for hydroelectric and marine hydrokinetic resources.

VANCOUVER, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Canada's government sounded another note of opposition to a proposed oil pipeline in the country's west coast, though he appeared to leave the door open to allowing proponents to acquire the needed local approval for projects to go ahead.

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Centre-left governments should join forces to counter German influence in the European Union, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told socialist leaders on Thursday, according to a source who attended the meeting.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she was not confident enough Democrats will support the massive government funding bill, which includes allowing oil exports, to ensure its passage, although she plans to vote for the legislation.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. coal company Bowie Resource Partners wants taxpayers to guarantee more than $360 million in future cleanup costs for mines in New Mexico and Colorado, U.S.

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A French court of appeal on Thursday turned down Russia's request to suspend the seizure of Russian assets in France carried out by former shareholders of the defunct oil group Yukos, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

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