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FRANKFURT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Shares in German gases group Linde fell sharply on Tuesday after the company cut its 2017 profit target, warning that slower industrial growth and low oil prices were prompting its customers to spend less.

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Petra Diamonds Ltd and South African mining company Ekapa Mining would buy De Beers' Kimberley mines for 102 million rand ($7.1 million), the London-listed miner said.

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Petra Diamonds Ltd and South African mining company Ekapa Mining would buy De Beers' Kimberley mines for 102 million rand ($7.1 million).

* Argentina focus on return to markets, Venezuela on election

BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Changes by PetroChina to add a delayed coking unit at a large new refinery in southwestern China would still satisfy environmental requirements, according to a newspaper run by parent company China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), citing a team of experts.

BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's cabinet has approved the merger of state oil trader Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp and Macau-based conglomerate Nam Kwong Group, as part of a plan to consolidate state-owned enterprises to boost competitiveness.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec 1(Reuters) - When Samson Resources Corp filed this year's biggest energy-related bankruptcy in September, the oil and gas company said it had a deal to emerge from Chapter 11 protection by year-end.

Norwegian oil company Statoil’s decision to build the first floating wind farm represents a carbon risk hedge in an area in which it can deploy its considerable offshore expertise. Ross McCracken explains.

(Tue, 01 Dec 2015) New data released yesterday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that for the first nine months of 2015, most (50.8%) of the crude oil produced in the Lower 48 states were light oils with an API gravity above 40 degrees. The largest share of production was in the 40.1 to 45 degree API gravity range.

* Dubai crude falls to lowest since Dec 2008 (Adds analyst comment, detail; updates prices)

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