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S&P cuts Samarco credit rating after Brazil mine disaster

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut Brazilian miner Samarco Mineracao SA's debt rating further into speculative territory on Monday as the deadly dam disaster compromises the finances of the joint venture owned by BHP Billiton and Vale SA.

Alberta addresses battered environmental reputation with climate plan

CALGARY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta, holder of the world's third-largest oil reserves, has proposed a new climate change plan that will give efficient oil-producing companies room to grow while cutting carbon emissions, experts and stakeholders said on Monday.

Technip wins contract to support Star Aegean hydrogen plant in Turkey

Technip has secured a contract to supply technology, detailed engineering and procurement services for a reformer, which is planned to be installed at a hydrogen plant located near the Star Aegean refinery in Izmir, Aliaga, Turkey.

UPDATE 2-Icahn takes stake in Xerox, calls shares "undervalued"

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a stake in Xerox Corp, and called the printer and copier maker's shares "undervalued", sending its shares up 7.6 percent in extended trade.

Canada PM Trudeau faces split at national climate change summit

OTTAWA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday met the country's provinces to hammer out a national climate change strategy, but two major players signaled they had reservations about the idea.

Colombia to create holding company of state-owned businesses

BOGOTA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Colombia will create a holding company of state-owned businesses in a bid to increase transparency and as a step toward membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Petrobras rules out raising fresh capital for now -source

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Indebted state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has ruled out bolstering its capital in the short term, a source with direct knowledge of the company's decision said on Monday.

Petrobras denies talks over hybrid notes to raise capital

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a statement on Monday there are no talks "at this moment" about using hybrid notes as a way to bolster its capital, denying media reports of a possible capital injection by the government. (Reporting by Alonso Soto; Editing by Christian Plumb)

Petrobras not considering hybrid notes to bolster capital -source

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Heavily indebted state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is not considering using so-called hybrid securities to bolster its capital, a source close to the company said on Monday.

U.S. government agencies to slash greenhouse gas emissions 41.8 pct

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S.

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