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Amid commodity crisis, LPG emerges as accidental bright-spot

SINGAPORE/DUJANA, India, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Liquefied Petroleum Gas, long a niche product used by the poor to cook and the rich to barbecue, has become a rare bright spot amid a broad commodities rout, riding on the wave of strong economic growth in India and parts of Southeast Asia.

Asian demand for plastic to defy China economic slowdown

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Asian demand for plastic is set to defy economic slowdown in top consumer China and other nations, growing as plunging oil prices make it cheaper to churn out and as fast-expanding online markets boost appetite for items like packaging and wrapping.

California oversight of oil well injection sites inadequate - state review

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - California's oversight of wells where oil companies dispose of wastewater brought to the surface during oil production is hindered by inadequate staffing and poorly organized paper records, a state review of the program said Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Ride-hailing company Lyft partners with Hertz, Shell

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Lyft has partnered with Hertz Global Holdings Inc to offer rental cars to its drivers, the ride-hailing company said on Thursday.

Lyft says partnering with Hertz, Shell

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft has partnered with Hertz Global Holdings Inc to offer rental cars to its drivers, Oliver Hsiang, Lyft's Vice President of Partnerships, said at a media event on Thursday.

Minnesota Commission Revokes Permit for Comfrey Wind Project

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued an Oct. 6 order revoking a site permit, first issued in 2008, for the 31.5-MW Comfrey Wind Energy LLC project.

Brazil courts boost impeachment push, but Rousseff's ouster still distant

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's opponents have a clearer path to impeach her after two court rulings against her this week but political hurdles still make her ouster unlikely anytime soon.

Top Energy Companies Join Forces to Launch Utility-Scale Energy Storage System

Executives with Boston-based Vionx Energy have announced an ecosystem of companies to launch and commercialize a storage technology poised to transform how modern grids are managed and optimized.

UPDATE 1-Bank of England quizzing UK banks over commodities exposure - source

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has asked British banks to report their exposure to commodities and ensure they are mitigating risks effectively, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

S.Sudan's warring sides violated ceasefire over 50 times: monitors

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - South Sudan's warring sides have violated a ceasefire agreement over 50 times in the last 20 months, mediators said in a report on Thursday.

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