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NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere's early spring to 85 percent, up from 80 percent in the prior month's forecast.

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as demand from oil and gas producers and explorers drops due to weak prices.

Shunfeng International Clean Energy Ltd., the Hong Kong-based solar company controlled by billionaire Zheng Jianming, agreed to acquire a majority share of U.S. solar manufacturer Suniva for $57.8 million.
Shunfeng intends to integrate Suniva’s high-efficiency products into its own and expand into the U.S. market, the Changzhou, China-based company said Thursday in a statement announcing the deal.

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - U.S. shale oil production amounted to just 5 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of 2014, less than 6 percent of world production and consumption.

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Oil and gas drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, hurt by falling demand as producers and explorers cut spending.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Power cuts in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries could become an "exception" rather than a norm in 10 years time, with private capital expected to play an increasingly bigger role, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a survey on Thursday.

JERUSALEM, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel's government said on Thursday it had reached a deal with a U.S.-Israeli consortium on the development of the huge Leviathan gas field and two other offshore wells.

OSLO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The president of the low-lying Pacific island nation of Kiribati called on Thursday for a global moratorium on new coal mines to slow global warming and a creeping rise in world sea levels.

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