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African utilities say end to power cuts a decade away

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.

UPDATE 1-Israel reaches deal to develop Leviathan gas field

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.

Pacific island nation calls for moratorium on new coal mines

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.

UPDATE 3-Problems at UK's npower drag RWE shares to 24-year low

* Main burden on earnings: conventional power generation (Recasts, adds fresh CEO quotes, share details)

REFILE-UPDATE 1-China port blast hits iron ore deliveries, tanker operations

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Two massive explosions at the Chinese port of Tianjin that ripped through parts of the terminal have hit iron ore import operations, as well as disrupting oil tanker arrivals and departures at this gateway to northeast China.

UPDATE 2-Glencore to cut spending, take $790 mln writedown on Chad oil assets

* First-half copper output down 3 pct (Rewrites throughout, adds analyst comment)

India prepares to pay $1.4 bln Iran oil dues -sources

* Indian refiners owe more than $6.5 bln for Iran oil imports

Tianjin port blasts disrupt oil, chemical tanker traffic -sources

SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The deadly explosions in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin have disrupted chemical and oil tankers going in and coming out of the port, trading and shipping sources said on Thursday.

Tree loophole casts shadow over EU carbon action

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - European environment law provides more financial incentives to fell a tree than to plant one, campaigners say.

Czech refiner Unipetrol reports fire at Litvinov plant, no injuries

PRAGUE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Thursday at Czech refiner Unipetrol's Litvinov plant.

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