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UPDATE 2-U.S. says Shell is not yet allowed to drill in Arctic oil zone

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday granted Royal Dutch Shell two final permits to explore for crude in the Arctic this summer, but said the company cannot drill into the oil zone until required emergency equipment arrives in the region.

U.S. says Shell is not yet allowed to drill in Arctic oil zone

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday granted Royal Dutch Shell its final two permits to drill in the Arctic this summer, but said the company cannot drill into the oil zone yet.

UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate Republicans end bid to pare back oil train safety rule

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Senate Republicans have backed away from a controversial proposal that would have repealed a new federal safety rule requiring oil trains to be equipped with advanced new braking systems.

French energy law dodges decisions on nuclear cuts

PARIS, July 22 (Reuters) - French lawmakers passed a long-delayed energy bill on Wednesday, ushering into law President Francois Hollande's pledge to cut nuclear power to half of France's electricity mix in 2025 from 75 percent today, the highest share in the world.

UPDATE 1-Swiss widen Petrobras corruption probe to include Odebrecht

GENEVA, July 22 (Reuters) - The Swiss Attorney General's office said on Wednesday it has widened a corruption investigation into Brazilian oil firm Petrobras to include Latin America's largest engineering and construction company, Odebrecht SA, and its subsidiaries.

Russia denies it violates Georgian sovereignty with border markers

MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Wednesday accusations by neighbouring Georgia that it had violated its territory by placing border markers on the edge of breakaway South Ossetia region.

U.S. Senate Republicans end bid to pare back oil train safety rule

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Senate Republicans have backed away from a controversial proposal that would have repealed a new federal safety rule requiring oil trains to be equipped with advanced new braking systems.

Russia's Rosneft seeks end to Gazprom gas export monopoly - RIA

MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft has asked the government to end Gazprom's decade-long exclusive right to export pipeline gas, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Azeri SOCAR plans to reduce stake in Turkey's Petkim -news agency

BAKU, July 22 (Reuters) - Azeri state energy company SOCAR plans to sell part of its stake in Turkish petrochemicals company Petkim to cash in on a rise in its share price, SOCAR's president was quoted as saying by Azeri news agency APA-Economics on Wednesday.

Ghana's parliament plunged into darkness as energy crisis hits home

ACCRA, July 22 (Reuters) - Ghana's parliament was thrown into darkness by a power outage on Wednesday, leading to jeers from the opposition as MPs flipped open their mobile phones to use as flashlights.

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