Energy Update
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A Russian official who lives in Maryland pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering after arranging $2 million in "corrupt" payments related to Russia's state-owned nuclear energy corporation, the U.S. Justice Department said.
SANTIAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A Chilean union that represents copper mine workers on Monday rejected a move to drastically cut staff at the El Abra mine owned by Freeport-McMoRan and was considering action after 700 workers had their jobs terminated at the weekend.
In a July 1 Federal Register notice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented plans to control greenhouse gases (GHG) from aircraft. In August, in Washington, DC, EPA held a hearing on its proposal. About 40 people attended, with 14 providing comments.
TRIPOLI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A car bomb went off in Libya's capital Tripoli on Monday in front of the headquarters of Mellitah, an oil and gas joint venture between Italy's ENI and Libyan state oil firm NOC, witnesses said.
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Egypt's historic gas discovery threatens to sink Israel's fledgling gas export bonanza, which was counting on deals with Cairo to get it off the ground.
HARARE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Africa's richest man, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, said on Monday he plans to open a $400 million cement plant in Zimbabwe, a major boost for the southern African country that is desperate for foreign investment.
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