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Canada Arctic drilling rules may stifle development, gov't told

CALGARY, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Canada's offshore Arctic drilling rules could "stifle" development since they do not provide incentives for companies to proceed with production after discovering oil, the government was told in a newly-released internal briefing note.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Lower copper prices to hit Zambia revenue receipts -official

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Zambia's revenue collection in 2015 could be even lower than the 2 billion Zambian kwacha ($202 million) downward adjustment the finance minister made earlier this year, as weaker copper prices take their toll, the revenue head said on Wednesday.

France says new Russian troops in Syria complicate crisis

PARIS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday reports that Russia had sent troops to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made finding a political solution in Syria more complicated.

Record eastern diesel to hit Europe as mega refineries hit full stride

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Europe is poised to receive record levels of diesel from the east this month as the region bears the full brunt of supply from new Middle Eastern refineries.

U.S. House mulls canceling vote on Iran disapproval bill-aide

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are weighing the possibility of abandoning a disapproval resolution for the Iran nuclear deal, as doubts grow that the legislation has enough votes to even clear a procedural hurdle, a Republican leadership aide said on Wednesday.

CORRECTED-RPT-In Canada's prairies, crude slump puts first oil patch in reverse

LLOYDMINSTER, Canada, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Amid the corn and canola fields of western Saskatchewan, oil foreman Dwayne Roy is doing what Saudi Arabia and fellow OPEC producers are loath to do: shutting the taps on active wells.

UPDATE 1-Russia's Mechel seals debt restructuring deal with VTB

MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Russian coal and steel producer Mechel has signed a debt restructuring deal with the country's second-largest state bank, VTB, leaving it one step away from reaching an agreement with all three of its main lenders.

CORRECTED-In Canada's prairies, crude slump puts first oil patch in reverse

LLOYDMINSTER, Canada, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Amid the corn and canola fields of western Saskatchewan, oil foreman Dwayne Roy is doing what Saudi Arabia and fellow OPEC producers are loath to do: shutting the taps on active wells.

IMF urges Saudi action on domestic energy prices and wage bill

RIYADH, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has urged Saudi Arabia to reduce domestic energy subsidies and its public sector wage bill as the world's top oil exporter wrestles with plunging crude prices.

Gulf firms turn to banks to fund big projects as state coffers squeezed - SocGen

* SocGen launched new infrastructure banking team in Dubai in May

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