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NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co announced in a statement on Sunday it had received a request from the European Commission for additional information about its proposed $35 billion merger with rival Baker Hughes Inc.

* Bank of America says Brent may be lower than WTI by spring 2016

North American producer and marketer of biomass-based diesel, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) has signed an agreement to acquire Imperium Renewables for $15m.

Dangote Oil Refining has secured funding from the US Trade and Development Agency to develop the critical human capacity resources to operate and maintain a greenfield petroleum refinery located in Lekki, Nigeria.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations 193-member states agreed on Sunday on an agenda for the world's sustainable development over the next 15 years that pledges to leave no-one behind and is now due to be formally adopted by world leaders at a summit in September.

SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Asian dividend-paying equity funds are reducing investments in traditional safe bets in favour of companies with rising dividend payouts to guard against investors selling out from the funds when U.S.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The White House said it will launch the first ever rule on Monday to cut carbon emissions from power plants, a plan that opponents in the coal industry and their political allies will fight in the courts.

(Repeats Friday story with no changes to text) (Adds U.S. rig count rise in paragraph 9) By Barani Krishnan July 31 (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other speculators have slashed their bullish exposure to U.S. crude to the lowest in nearly five years, trade data showed on Friday, as local drillers continue to add rigs and pump at full throttle despite a global oil glut. U.S.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants as he aims to cement his legacy on climate change, a senior administration official said.

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