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UPDATE 1-House passes bill axing U.S. oil export ban, veto looms

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A bill to repeal the U.S. oil export ban passed the House of Representatives on Friday, but faces an uncertain future after a veto threat by President Barack Obama.

House passes bill to repeal U.S. oil export ban, veto looms

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to overturn the 40-year-old ban on oil exports, but the measure did not get enough support to overturn any veto by President Barack Obama, and similar legislation in the Senate faces an uphill battle.

UPDATE 1-U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for 6th week on weak crude prices - Baker Hughes

Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S.

U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for 6th week on weak crude prices - Baker Hughes

Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms cut oil rigs for a sixth week in a row this week, the longest streak of weekly declines since June, data showed on Friday, a sign low prices continued to keep drillers away from the well pad.

UPDATE 8-Oil near flat, choppy after posting big weekly rise early

* Saudi Arabia kept crude output steady in Sept, source says (Adds comments, updates prices)

Britain's FTSE set for biggest weekly gain since 2011

* Investors cheered by Thursday's Fed minutes (Updates with closing prices)

Ukraine's Naftogaz sends prepayment to Russia for gas

KIEV, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state-run energy firm Naftogaz has transferred a prepayment to Russia for gas supplies and plans to buy 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) in October, a spokeswoman for the company said on Friday.

COMMODITIES-Prices head for biggest weekly rise in more than 3 years

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Commodities jumped on Friday, headed for their largest weekly gain in more than three years as base metals roared higher after Glencore pledged to slash zinc output and gold hit three-week highs after dovish Federal Reserve minutes.

UPDATE 1-Russia's Gazprom says may start gas supplies to Ukraine Oct. 12

MOSCOW, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Russia's top natural gas producer Gazprom said on Friday it has reached an agreement with Kiev on the prepayment of gas purchases and will resume supplies to Ukraine on Oct.

UPDATE 1-U.S. says CSX missed rail defect blamed for oil train derailment

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A fiery oil train derailment that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in West Virginia last February was caused by a rail defect that railroad inspectors from CSX Corp missed twice in the preceding months, U.S. regulators said on Friday.

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