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(Mon, 26 Oct 2015) This analysis examines some of the factors that influence state-level carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels. These factors include: the fuel mix ? especially in the generation of electricity; the state climate; the population density of the state; the industrial makeup of the state and whether the state is a net exporter or importer of electricity.

* Over 200,000 oil and gas sector jobs have been cut this year (Adds comment, updates prices)

TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Trading house Sumitomo Corp said on Monday it had won a $300 million order for a 400-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Turkmenistan, part of a package of deals announced on a visit to the Central Asian nation by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil investment in 2016 is likely to decline further after sliding this year by more than a fifth, Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Monday.

SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices edged down in early Asian trading on Monday as a weak demand outlook means oversupply will likely remain in place for months and as speculators cut their bets on rising prices.

Essar Projects and its joint venture partner Saipem has won a $1.57bn contract from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) to develop Al-Zour Refinery Project (ZOR), package-4, in the State of Kuwait.

* Global oil sector has cut 200,000 jobs in downturn -recruiter

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania's biggest opposition party Chadema said police have raided its tallying centre and arrested party members after presidential and parliamentary polls closed on Sunday, a rare incident in a mostly peaceful day of voting.

NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The average price of gasoline in the United States fell another 10.5 cents, with consumers poised to save nearly a dollar a gallon at the pump compared with a year ago, according to a Lundberg survey released on Sunday.

BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Congo Republic voted on Sunday in a referendum to determine whether 71-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso can legally stand for a third consecutive term in next year's election.

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