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COLUMN-Should iron ore miners become an oligopoly to rescue prices?: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 15 (Reuters) - - One of the largely unseen side-effects of the massive increase in iron ore supply and the subsequent collapse in prices is that the industry is now one of the most concentrated in the resources sector.

A re-rollers’ steel market on scrap, DRI costs

Rolling semi-finished steels into bars used for construction is the healthiest steelmaking option available right now, looking at margins.

New database provides monthly inventory and status of U.S. electric generating plants

(Tue, 15 Dec 2015) EIA's recently introduced Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory consolidates currently available information on electric generators into a single product. This new database will enable users to identify monthly changes in generator status and to track units that are being added or retired from the generating fleet.

Independent energy assessments confirm quality of EIA's commercial buildings data

(Tue, 15 Dec 2015) As part of an effort to make EIA?s energy consumption surveys as accurate and efficient as possible, EIA invited the National Research Council (NRC) to review the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) data-gathering process and make recommendations for improvements. The NRC suggested sending professional energy assessors to some sites and comparing the data obtained from the survey to the data collected by the assessors.

UPDATE 1-HK regulator orders trading halt in Muddy Waters' target Superb Summit

HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities regulator put an indefinite trading halt on the shares of Chinese timber supplier Superb Summit International Group , a company that shortseller Muddy Waters questioned the accounts of in a report issued last year.

UPDATE 1-Oil steadies after losing streak, but oversupply concerns persist

* Investors await Fed decision later this week (Updates prices, adds U.S.

Brazilian state threatens new oil tax over royalty dispute

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's state of Rio de Janeiro, home to the bulk of the country's oil production, threatened on Monday to impose a new tax on oil and natural gas in the state if the country's oil regulator ANP does not adjust its royalty calculation.

HK regulator orders trading halt in Muddy Waters' target Superb Summit

HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's securities regulator put an indefinite trading halt on the shares of Chinese timber supplier Superb Summit International Group , a company that shortseller Muddy Waters questioned its accounts in a report issued last year.

U.S. crude resumes decline as oversupply concerns return

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil prices fell in early Asian trade, resuming their decline after strong gains on Monday snapped a six-day losing streak, on concerns about a global glut and mild winter demand.

Exxon tees up refining executive for CEO, drawing from deep bench

HOUSTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's appointment of the head of its refining business as its new president makes him the probable successor to Chief Executive Rex Tillerson and was designed to avoid raising eyebrows on Wall Street, analysts said on Monday.

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