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With Vast Amounts of Geothermal, Wind and Hydropower, Why No Solar In New Zealand?

New Zealand has built an international brand on environmentalism and the great outdoors. So it is unsurprising that the country generates over three quarters of its electricity from renewable sources, second only to Iceland in the OECD.

UPDATE 3-BP's main crude unit at Whiting shut for at least a month -sources

HOUSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Heavy damage to the largest crude distillation unit at BP Plc's 413,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery will require at least a month to repair, sources familiar with the refinery's plans said on Tuesday.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war

* Greek deal pushes lower-rated euro debt yields down (Updates to close of U.S. stock markets)

UPDATE 2-Nigeria's state oil company appoints four new executive directors

ABUJA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state oil firm has appointed four new group executive directors and cut its management staff, it said on Tuesday, the latest step in an overhaul of the energy sector in Africa's biggest crude producer.

UPDATE 5-Hackers stole secrets for up to $100 mln insider-trading profit -U.S.

* International ring of traders (Adds SEC Chair comments, investigation details, court appearance)

RPT-Brazil's VP holding fort for unpopular Rousseff

BRASILIA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Vice President Michel Temer is increasingly seen as the man who could lead Brazil out of political crisis if President Dilma Rousseff is forced from office, but people who know him say he will do all he can to see her serve out her term.

UPDATE 2-UN urges Libyan factions to agree unity government this month

* Libya faces deeper chaos, must finalise pact, UN envoy says

Alberta issues environmental order after Syncrude Canada heron deaths

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Alberta's energy regulator on Tuesday ordered Syncrude Canada to develop a wildlife mitigation plan and publish more information following the death of 30 blue herons at an oil sands site in the Canadian province.

GLOBAL MARKETS-China devaluation clobbers stocks, dollar gains on forex fear

* Greek deal pushes lower-rated euro debt yields down (Updates to late afternoon U.S. trading)

Nigeria's state oil company appoints four new executive directors

ABUJA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has appointed four new group executive directors, it said on Tuesday.

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