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Freeport says reviewing options for oil and gas business

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Energy and mining company Freeport-McMoRan Inc said it is reviewing strategic options for its oil and gas business, including a spinoff, joint venture or a public offering.

RPT-COLUMN-Six bears, zero bulls point to lower Asia LNG price: Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Oct 6 - Around about now it would be normal for the price of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia to start rising ahead of the northern winter, but these are far from normal circumstances.

Green beer cuts Tanzanian brewery's costs and carbon emissions

MWANZA, Tanzania, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Green beer may not sound too appealing, but in Mwanza, it's going down a treat. A locally produced "greener" brew not only slakes thirst but is reducing the carbon footprint of the country's second largest city.

UPDATE 1-Russia's Gazprom to halve TurkStream pipeline capacity - CEO

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Gazprom has almost halved the planned capacity of its TurkStream gas pipeline project to 32 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year from an original capacity of 63 bcm, Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Boko Haram militants kill 11 Chad troops -military source

N'DJAMENA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Suspected militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed 11 soldiers in an attack over the border in Chad early on Tuesday, a Chadian military source said.

UPDATE 2-OPEC chief sees oil market improving, low price will not persist

* Says non-OPEC supply may fall in 2016 on lower investment (Recasts, adds details and further quotes)

RPT-U.S. oil-rail flux means no retrofit bonanza for tank car makers

NEW YORK, Oct 6(Reuters) - When U.S. regulators adopted new rules last May to make hauling crude by rail safer, shippers anticipated relatively moderate costs and adjustments while rail tank car makers geared up for a retrofitting bonanza. It has not worked out that way.

UPDATE 1-Nigeria's Buhari asks head of state oil firm to join cabinet - Senate leader

ABUJA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the head of the state oil firm NNPC, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, to join his cabinet, Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Nigeria arrests co-chair of Atlantic Energy over corruption-source

ABUJA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Nigeria has arrested the co-chairman of local oil firm Atlantic Energy to question him over corruption and money laundering charges, an official at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Tuesday.

Congo to hold referendum on third presidential term

BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The government of the Congo Republic has announced it will hold a referendum on Oct. 25 on a change to the constitution that would allow veteran President Denis Sassou Nguesso to stand for a third term in next year's national elections.

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