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UPDATE 2-Turkish police raid conglomerate with close links to cleric Gulen

* Shares in Koza Ipek group, other media tumble (Adds comments from EU minister, group chairman, strategist)

With help, small island states ditch diesel for cheaper, cleaner energy

BARCELONA, Sept 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After oil prices hit a record high in July 2008, the tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands was forced to declare an economic emergency since around 90 percent of its energy needs were met by imported petroleum products.

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

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will propose 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.

Shares in Turkish firms linked with Gulen slide after police raids

ISTANBUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Shares in companies owned by Koza Ipek Holding, which is affiliated with U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, tumbled more than 10 percent on Tuesday after media reported police had raided the premises of group companies.<

Turkish police raid offices of conglomerate close to cleric Gulen -NTV

ISTANBUL, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Turkish police raided the offices of a Turkish conglomerate and media group with close links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a fierce critic and rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Dutch government to appeal against emissions ruling -report

* Netherlands used record amounts of coal in first 5 mths of 2015 (Adds detail, background)

Dutch government to appeal against emissions ruling - report

AMSTERDAM, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will appeal against a district court ruling ordering it to cut greenhouse gases emissions faster than now planned, Dutch daily Trouw reported on Tuesday.

Effects of Removing Restrictions on U.S. Crude Oil Exports

(Tue, 01 Sep 2015) The recent rise in domestic crude oil production from 5.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2009 to 8.7 million b/d in 2014 and the prospect of continued supply growth have sparked interest in the question of how the relaxation or removal of current policies, which restrict but do not ban exports of crude oil produced in the United States, might affect markets for both crude oil and petroleum products over the next decade. This new EIA report explores this issue.

U.S. Energy Mapping System Updates

(Tue, 01 Sep 2015) Biodiesel plants and ethanol plants were added as new layers. Updates to existing layers include coal mines, Federal and Indian lands, liquefied natural gas import/export terminals, natural gas processing plants, oil and gas wells, petroleum ports, petroleum product terminals, petroleum refineries, and solid biomass resources. These changes were also implemented on related interactive State maps such as the Energy Disruptions and Flood Vulnerability Assessment maps.

New Interactive Map of Major Tight Oil and Shale Gas Plays in Lower 48 States

(Tue, 01 Sep 2015) This map displays boundaries, structure (elevation of the top contours), and isopachs (thickness contours) for major low permeability oil and gas plays in the lower 48 States along with energy infrastructure information.

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