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Oklahoma court rules earthquake victim can sue oil companies

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - An Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies for damages, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday, opening the door to other potential lawsuits against the state's energy companies.

U.S. issues potential setback to Shell's Arctic drilling plan

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The Obama administration issued a potential setback to Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic oil exploration plans on Tuesday, telling the company that established wildlife protections prevent it from drilling two rigs simultaneously within 15 miles (24 km) of each other, as it had planned.

UPDATE 1-U.S. seeks $34 mln for Griffiths Energy bribe scheme of Chad diplomat

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to recover $34 million, the cash value of shares Griffiths Energy used to bribe Republic of Chad's former ambassador to the United States and Canada, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Ex-BP engineer deserves new Gulf spill trial-U.S. appeals court

June 30 (Reuters) - A former BP Plc engineer deserves a new trial on an obstruction of justice charge related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

Russia says Ukraine decision to stop buying Russian gas is political

MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday Ukraine's decision to stop buying Russian gas was political, Tass news agency reported.

Russia and Ukraine fail to reach final agreement at gas supply talks

MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine failed to reach a final agreement at gas supply talks in Vienna on Tuesday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Ukraine's Energy and Coal Minister Vladimir Demchishin told reporters.

Ukraine, Russia still far apart on gas supply talks -EU

BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia are still far from a deal to ensure secure gas supplies to Kiev, the European Commission said on Tuesday after hours of talks in Vienna ended without a deal.

CORRECTED-INSIGHT-Pirates and hold-ups: crime strikes Venezuela's oil industry

MARACAIBO, Venezuela, June 25 (Reuters) - When night falls over western Venezuela, armed gangs known as "pirates" sometimes ride boats into muggy Lake Maracaibo to steal equipment from oil wells.

EU regulators want simpler energy labelling system

BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - New rules on labelling appliances to show consumers how much energy they use will be simpler and consistent across the European Union, according to a draft European Commission proposal seen by Reuters.

UPDATE 2-Obama, Rousseff turn page on spy spat, work on trade, travel

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used a White House visit on Tuesday to turn the page on a spying scandal that had damaged bilateral relations and said they want to work to bolster economic ties.<

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