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LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude imports topped 8 million barrels per day (bpd) last week for only the second time this year, spurring an unexpected rise in stockpiles and sending U.S.

In the U.S. mid-2015, deployment of solar technologies into all applications is at a pivotal point with several factors at play.
 

* Boost after earnings fall and no interim dividend paid (Adds copper output target, analyst comment)

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Mutual fund managers who believed the slump in oil prices would be short-lived have been taking it on the chin, but some are not giving up, betting that the market will bounce back and they will have the last laugh.

SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Three Chinese energy firms were told by local authorities in China to halt operations, after massive blasts at a warehouse in Tianjin last week raised public concerns that some facilities storing hazardous materials are too close to homes and schools.

Construction of the first U.S. offshore wind farm is underway off the coast of Rhode Island, and earlier this month saw the unveiling of the transfer vessel that’s going to usher it to completion. Built in partnership with Deepwater Wind, Atlantic Wind Transfers and Blount Boats, the vessel is the first of its kind ever to be constructed in the U.S..

Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and research firm, released its quarterly update on the Indian solar market.
 Mercom’s forecast for solar installations in India for calendar year 2015 now stands at about 2,500 MW. Solar installations year-to-date are approximately 1,400 MW. Cumulative solar installations in India have now crossed 4.5 GW.
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LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Premier Oil has agreed to not pay dividends for two years under a renegotiation of agreements with banks and bondholders designed to increase its financial flexibility against a backdrop of sharply lower crude prices.

ALMATY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's under-pressure tenge lost more than a quarter of its value on Thursday after the oil producing central Asian nation, hit by a sharp fall in world crude prices, introduced a freely floating exchange rate for the currency.

* Company warns full year profits will be less than in 2014 (Updates with quotes from CEO, shares rise)

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