IWAKI, Japan, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Four and a half years after the Fukushima disaster, and as Japan tentatively restarts nuclear power elsewhere, the legal challenges are mounting for the crippled plant's operator.
NEW YORK/BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Recent news from China makes depressing reading for commodities producers, with a slowing economy, tumbling stock prices and a currency devaluation all signaling weaker demand.
(Mon, 17 Aug 2015) During the recent heat wave in Texas, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the operator of the electric grid covering most of the state, set a new record for electricity use when demand for electricity reached 69.8 gigawatts (GW) between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on August 10. ERCOT has been able to handle this extremely high demand without any system emergencies.
* Obama administration approves crude swap deal with Mexico (Adds U.S. rig count, U.S.
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday as Japan's economy contracted on the back of falling exports and consumer spending, adding to fears that Asia's biggest economies are starting to slow at the same time.
BENGHAZI, Libya/CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Libya's oil production is between 350,000 and 380,000 barrels a day, the new chairman of a state oil firm based in eastern Libya said on Saturday.
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