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Philippines takes up complaint of human rights violations by oil firms

PARIS, Dec 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Responding to a complaint filed by typhoon victims, a Philippines human rights commission agreed Friday to look into whether large international fossil fuel companies are violating the human rights of its citizens by driving climate change.

Poland to buy coal from stockpiles to help mines -PM

WARSAW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Poland will buy stockpiled coal reserves from struggling mining companies as part of a government plan to help boost the sector, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Friday.

Georgia strips ex-president Saakashvili of citizenship

TBILISI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Georgia on Friday stripped former president Mikheil Saakashvili of his citizenship, in a move one of his supporters described as part of a settling of political scores.

UPDATE 6-OPEC sticks to output policies as global glut grows

VIENNA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - OPEC maintained its policy of pumping near-record volumes of oil at a meeting on Friday, according to sources at the group, taking no steps to reduce one of the worst crude gluts in history which has driven down prices.

Russia's Gazprom asks Ukraine for guarantee on volumes needed until end-March

MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Friday it had asked Ukraine's Naftogaz to provide a guarantee on the volumes of gas it intended to purchase from Gazprom until the end of March.

Three Azeri oil workers missing in offshore platform accident

BAKU, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Three workers are missing after an accident at an offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Friday.

Acciona Looking At Second Chilean Wind Farm in Clean Energy Surge

Acciona SA is looking to begin work on its second Chilean wind farm by the end of next year as part of a clean energy boom in the South American country.

German recon planes to arrive in Turkey soon to combat Islamic State -Davutoglu

ANKARA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - German reconnaissance planes will soon arrive in Turkey's Incirlik air base to support the U.S.-led coalition's fight against Islamic State, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday.

Oil prices fall after sources say OPEC agrees to up output limit

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday after sources said OPEC had agreed to roll over its policy of maintaining crude production in order to retain market share and raise its output ceiling.

Wind, Solar Projects Find New Buyers, Uncertain Prices

Prices to buy U.S. renewable energy projects are going down as yieldcos, battered by the market, acquire fewer wind and solar farms.

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