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UPDATE 8-Oil seesaws; early rally fizzles, U.S. rigs drop fail to excite

* Brent up slightly, U.S.

New VW boss faces host of problems after emissions scandal

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Volkswagen knows it will take much more than just new leadership and a corporate overhaul to clear the air after it was caught cheating in U.S.

UPDATE 1-U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for 4th week on weak crude-Baker Hughes

Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms cut oil rigs for a fourth week in a row this week, data showed on Friday, a sign the continued weak prices were causing energy firms to reduce drilling plans.

Russia's Putin, Greece's Tsipras agree to boost cooperation, incl on energy: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras confirmed their commitment to boost ties, including in energy, in a phone call on Friday, the Kremlin said.

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

Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms cut oil rigs for a fourth week in a row this week, data showed on Friday, a sign the continued weak prices were causing energy firms to reduce drilling plans.

INVESTMENT FOCUS-Smaller miners more exposed to crisis

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Investors in smaller mining companies are likely to suffer further losses as the recent plunge in commodities prices to multi-year lows pushes some firms to the brink of extinction.

EU 'zero tolerance' following VW scandal seen hard to deliver

BRUSSELS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The scandal over Volkswagen's cheating in pollution tests has stung EU regulators into a promise of zero tolerance of emissions fraud and a scramble to tighten regulation, but some officials doubt this will be easy to achieve.

UPDATE 1-Europe's gasoline-heavy refiners see profit in VW scandal

* Change in EU diesel tax benefits could cost 16 billion euro

PP: Fewer offers from Asia have Peru buyers on edge

In Peru, homopolymer-grade and co-polymer import assessments were stable week on week at $1,170-$1,180/mt CFR basis and $1,215-$1,225/mt CFR basis as trading levels were heard stable week on week, sources said.

HDPE: Market stable in Brazil amid weak currency, plant turnarounds prop up prices in Asia

In Brazil, the high-density polyethylene import assessments remained stable week on week, as multiple participants said prices from Asia and the US were talked stable.

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