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UPDATE 3-Former Massey CEO found guilty of conspiracy in W. Virginia mine blast

CHARLESTON, W. Va., Dec 3 (Reuters) - Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship was found guilty in federal court on Thursday of conspiring to violate safety standards at the Upper Big Branch mine, the site of a 2010 blast that killed 29 people.

UPDATE 1-Explosion rocks Anadarko Texas natgas plant, 2 hurt

HOUSTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An explosion and fire rocked the Ramsey natural gas plant in West Texas on Thursday, injuring at least two people and prompting evacuations, according to a company official and media reports.

REFILE-Rich nations' fossil fuel subsidies exceed climate aid 40 to 1-researchers

TORONTO, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wealthy nations spend 40 times as much money subsidizing fossil fuel production as they contribute to the Green Climate Fund to help poor countries adapt to global warming, a research group said in a study released on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-U.S. heating oil futures up 6 pct on exit of bearish bets

Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. heating oil futures for the front-month climbed over 6 percent on Thursday as speculators exited bearish bets, traders said.

WRAPUP 3-Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey

* British jets bomb oil fields in Syria after vote in parliament

COLUMN-Oil storage business is booming: Kemp

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Oil producers may be struggling as a result of low prices but the oil storage business has never been in better shape.

Expanded EIA Data on Small-Scale Solar ‘Important Step Forward,’ SEIA Says

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's recent decision to provide monthly estimates of small-scale distributed solar PV electricity generation and capacity by state and sector is an important step for the solar industry, Justin Baca, senior director of research, Solar Energy Industries Association, said on Dec. 2.

House passes energy bill axing oil export ban, Obama veto looms

WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging bill on energy reforms on Thursday that includes a measure to repeal the 40-year-old oil export ban, but the legislation did not get enough votes to overturn a potential veto by President Barack Obama.

Ontario government in supply deal with Bruce Power nuclear operator

TORONTO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario extended its commitment to nuclear energy on Thursday, announcing a supply deal with Bruce Power under which the private nuclear generator will spend C$13 billion ($9.7 billion) to refurbish six reactors.

De Beers considering closing Canada's Snap Lake diamond mine

TORONTO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - De Beers Canada said on Thursday that it may consider closing its Snap Lake diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, alongside other options, as it grapples with falling prices and costly operations at the unprofitable Arctic mine.

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