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NEB issues inspection officer order to Pine River gas plant release

The National Energy Board (NEB) has issued an Inspection Officer Order in response to the release of an unconfirmed volume of vapour at the Pine River Gas Plant on November 26, 2015.

Fugro performs offshore survey program in Equatorial Guinea

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Limited for the provision of survey services for the development of large scale assets and infrastructure offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Brazil judge denies release of BTG Pactual CEO Esteves

BRASILIA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Thursday denied a request for the release of Grupo BTG Pactual SA top executive, Andre Esteves, who was arrested a day earlier for allegedly obstructing a massive corruption probe at state-run oil company Petrobras.

UPDATE 1-Hurricane Sandra weakens to Category 3 as it nears Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday as it headed toward Mexico's coast, though it is the strongest recorded in the eastern Pacific Ocean this late in the year, the U.S.

Hurricane Sandra weakens as it moves toward Mexican Pacific coast

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra was continuing to weaken as it moved toward the Mexican Pacific coast and Baja California, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.

Khodorkovsky says Russia's Putin and West want rapprochement

LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin wants to edge Russia towards a rapprochement with the West after a stand-off over Ukraine brought relations between the two sides to their lowest since the Cold War, former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-EDF to prioritise renewables investment abroad

PARIS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - French utility EDF will invest 2 to 2.5 billion euros ($2-$2.7 bln) a year to nearly double its renewable energy capacity by 2030, but most of that growth will be abroad, it said on Thursday.

Arsenic and mercury found in river days after Brazil dam burst

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted the Rio Doce river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in early November in Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, according to tests by a state water agency.

Brazil arrests push Petrobras probe back to Rousseff's door

BRASILIA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's austerity program to fix Brazil's shaky finances is again in trouble after her point man in the Senate was arrested in a widening corruption scandal, and it could reignite calls for her impeachment.

Sudan emerges as regional hub for sugar imports, smuggling rife

LONDON/KHARTOUM, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Sudan has long been known for its sweet tooth, but is now importing far more sugar than it can consume after the removal of customs duties with some supplies smuggled across its porous borders to neighbouring countries such as South Sudan and Chad.

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