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COLUMN-Oil producers offset fall in prices by raising output: Kemp

LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The first response of commodity producers to a drop in prices is normally to increase production - ensuring price falls become deeper and more prolonged.

RPT-INSIGHT-Zombies appear in U.S. oilfields as crude plumbs new lows

HOUSTON/CHICAGO Dec 10 (Reuters) - Drained by a 17-month crude rout, some U.S. shale oil companies are merely hanging on for life as oil prices lurch further away from levels that allow them to profitably drill new wells and bring in enough cash to keep them in business.

Compliance Questions Linger with Clean Power Plan

There are a lot of details yet to work out when it comes to complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was published Oct. 23 in the Federal Register, with individual states having an initial deadline of September 2016 to submit their compliance plans.

UPDATE 1-Cenovus Energy to lower capital spending in 2016

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Canadian oil producer Cenovus Energy Inc said it expects to lower its capital budget for 2016 by 19 percent, from its estimated budget for this year, in response to tumbling crude prices.

How to Choose the Right Renewable in Developing Countries

The Renewables in the Developing World Track of Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America kicked off Tuesday afternoon with an informative session on The Right Renewable Resource for the Right Location.

UPDATE 1-In smog-choked China, drivers check out electric cars

* China on course to be world's No. 1 electric vehicle market (Adds Beijing Auto promotion, industry association comment)

Japan may review spending on plutonium fuel cycle-minister

TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Japan may review spending on reprocessing plutonium for use in nuclear reactors, a minister appointed to identify wasteful spending told Reuters, following years of government outlays on the controversial programme that has yielded no results.

UPDATE 1-North Korean leader Kim's H-bomb claim draws scepticism

SEOUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on Thursday to claim his country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb, but outside experts were sceptical.

China's state planner calls for vigorous enforcement of dirty coal ban

BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - China's state planning commission urged better enforcement of a ban on dirty coal, calling for violators to be more vigorously punished, as the world's largest energy consumer continues to grapple with rampant air pollution.

Bulgaria, Greece sign deal to start building gas pipeline

SOFIA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Bulgaria and Greece on Thursday signed a final investment decision to build a natural gas pipeline to help Sofia reduce its almost complete reliance on Russian gas supplies.

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