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In downturn, North Dakota's oilfield firms jostle for tiniest of jobs

WILLISTON, N.D., Aug 19 (Reuters) - Oilfield service companies eager for work amid plunging crude oil prices have until the end of Wednesday to bid for a guaranteed job: plugging a North Dakota well abandoned by a producer closing up shop in the No. 2 U.S.

Burned by oil, some U.S. fund managers still bet on rebound

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.

Record low interest in U.S. Gulf of Mexico leases amid oil price slump

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A U.S.

Brazil builder agrees to $30 million fine in corruption probe

SAO PAULO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian engineering company Camargo Correa has agreed to pay fines of more than 104 million reais ($30 million) and admit to participating in a cartel that fixed prices on contracts with state-run oil producer Petrobras , antitrust regulator Cade said on Wednesday.

Mixed Russian data shows economy has long climb from bottom

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russian economic activity continued to slump in July from a year ago, official data on key measures showed on Wednesday, with tentative signs of stability bringing little cheer to investors.

China's carbon count could be overstated by 14 pct - Nature

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - International organisations could be overestimating emissions from China, the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gasbecause of problems in the way they calculate their data, said a study published by Nature on Wednesday.

NATO warns Russia over upsurge in violence in Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - NATO warned Russia on Wednesday that any attempt by Russian-backed separatists to take more of Ukraine's territory would be unacceptable.

US natural gas production holding steady despite low prices

As many commodities are down at the moment, it is sometimes difficult to explain that one is down more than others and why it stands out from the pack.

UPDATE 1-EU debate on green energy targets pitches UK against Germany

* Britain seeks light-touch approach (Adds British government comment)

UPDATE 1-U.S. crude stocks rise, gasoline draws down as refining slows

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil inventories rose and gasoline stocks fell last week as crude imports surged while refinery problems cut runs during the summer driving demand season, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday.

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