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China power firms return to profit as coal miners lose out

BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Soaring first-half profits for China's thermal power producers on the back of state-set tariffs and a collapse in coal prices that left miners with huge losses have led to fresh calls for power sector reform.

UPDATE 1-China signs off on $5 bln loan to boost Venezuela oil output -Maduro

CARACAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela and China have signed a deal for a $5 billion loan designed to increase the OPEC country's oil production, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said.

UPDATE 3-Obama pushes for more U.S. ice-breaking might in Arctic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic and the United States has fallen far behind Russian resources.

Venezuela says signed deal with China for $5 bln loan to boost oil output

CARACAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro said Venezuela has signed a deal with China for a $5 billion loan to increase the OPEC country's oil production.

UPDATE 1-Brazil oil workers tell Petrobras open-ended strike to start Friday

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's largest oil workers' union advised Petroleo Brasileiro SA that it plans to begin an open-ended strike against the state-run oil company starting at midnight (0300 GMT) on Friday.

Brazil police charge former top Lula aide for four crimes

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday charged Jose Dirceu, former chief of staff to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with four crimes related to his alleged involvement in bribery and bid-rigging at Petrobras and other state-run companies.

Obama: Shrinking Exit Glacier a powerful sign of warming climate

SEWARD, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama walked down a winding wooded path past a small brown post marked "1926," past a glacial stream trickling over gravel that eons of ice have scraped off mountain peaks.

UPDATE 1-Nexen expects Long Lake oil sands shutdown to take two weeks

CALGARY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Nexen Energy, the Canadian subsidiary of Chinese state-owned CNOOC Ltd, is shutting down its Long Lake oil sands operations in northern Alberta in response to an emergency regulatory order, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Jailed Odebrecht CEO criticizes plea deals in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The jailed chief executive of Brazil's largest engineering group said on Tuesday he had no intention of signing a plea deal and criticized suspects who are collaborating with a massive corruption investigation.

Oil fund manager Andurand sees crude prices below $30 - FT

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand believes crude prices will head lower again, possibly dropping below $30 per barrel, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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