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LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - BP will need to buy oil and gas fields to offset falling production, which could lead it to issue equity to raise funds, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday, cutting its rating on the oil major's shares to underperform from neutral.

LAGOS/ABUJA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has made sweeping changes in the oil sector and armed forces during his first 100 days in office but done little to convince experts that he has a clear strategy for Africa's biggest economy.

OSLO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Norway's $828 billion sovereign wealth fund believes a new rule curtailing its investments in coal-dependent businesses could lead it to sell shares in companies across the world worth about 55 billion Norwegian crowns ($6.6 billion), it said on Friday.

* Russian energy firms resistant to low oil prices due to weak rouble

The upcoming retail electricity deregulation in Japan will create a way for Japanese municipal governments to produce and supply locally generated renewable electricity. The Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 became a strong source of motivation for local governments to take energy matters into their own hands.

REC Solar ASA has signed a deal with O Capital, the renewable energy arm of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE, forming a partnership to sell solar panels and related services in the Middle East and Africa.

Panasonic Corp., which makes the lithium-ion batteries for Tesla Motors Inc.’s cars, will begin selling batteries that power homes in Europe, starting in Germany, where people are given greater incentives to switch to solar-generated electricity.

OneEnergy Renewables is seeking regulatory approval in Maryland to build a 6 MW solar PV facility in Somerset County, Md. The Seattle-based company on Aug. 18 submitted to the Maryland Public Service Commission an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to build the project, which is called the Ibis Solar Farm.

MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Spain is sending a high-level government and business delegation to Iran next week, joining other countries drawn to Tehran by the possibility of lucrative opportunities that could be unlocked by a nuclear deal.

LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Investors continued to pull billions of dollars out of emerging market stocks in the week to Sept. 2, but the cumulative outflow recently is now so large it is flashing a "buy" signal to investors, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.

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