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Officials deny Syria oil field captured by Islamic State

BEIRUT, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Syrian government officials have denied that Islamic State fighters captured an oil field which a monitoring group reported had been seized from government forces.

Australia shares bounce on M&A deal, NZ stocks edge up

SYDNEY, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares bounced off two-week lows on Tuesday as rising United States index futures firmed, while Woodside Petroleum $8 billion takeover approach for Oil Search boosted confidence in energy stocks.

Electric generator capacity factors vary widely across the world

(Tue, 08 Sep 2015) The technologies used to generate electricity are similar across regions of the world, but the pattern of use for those generating technologies can be significantly different. Analysis of electric generating plant utilization (measured by annual capacity factors, or the ratio of generation to capacity) over a five-year period shows a wide range of variability among fuel types and across world regions.

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

LLOYDMINSTER, Canada, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Amid the corn and canola fields of eastern 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 3-Asia's slowing economies and oversupply weigh on oil markets

* But Asian demand seen strong despite slowdown - Rosneft (Adds comment, updates prices)

UPDATE 1-China August coal imports drop nearly 18 pct on month

BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest coal buyer, imported 17.49 million tonnes of the fuel in August, down 17.7 percent from July, with already weak demand affected by a currency devaluation that made foreign coal more expensive.

Alberta regulator lets Nexen reopen some Long Lake pipelines

TORONTO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Alberta's energy regulator said late on Sunday it will allow Nexen Energy, the Canadian subsidiary of China's CNOOC Ltd, to reopen some pipelines ordered closed following a major spill.

UPDATE 1-Australia's Woodside approaches Oil Search with $8 bln bid

* All-share offer at 23 pct premium based on 3-month averages

UPDATE 1-Malaysia's 1MDB shortlists four parties for its $2.3 bln power unit

* 1MDB at centre of political crisis for Malaysian PM (Adds value of unit, information on potential bidders)

Malaysia's 1MDB shortlists four parties for its power unit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd said it has shortlisted four parties for the final bidding stage in the sale of its power unit, Edra Global Energy Bhd.

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