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Metals markets start countdown to St Leger Day, looking for a price lift

In May, base metals struggled to hold onto initial gains seen at the beginning of the month. So what was behind the weaker price performance? Greg Smart breaks down the market forces.

Proposed Clean Power Plan would accelerate renewable additions and coal plant retirements

(Fri, 05 Jun 2015) EIA's analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan shows that renewables play a critical role under a range of different market conditions and policy assumptions.

CORRECTED-WRAPUP 2-Myanmar says persecution not the cause of migrant crisis

YANGON/MAUNGDAW, Myanmar, June 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar said on Thursday that persecution of its Rohingya Muslim population was not the cause of Southeast Asia's migrant crisis, a day after the United States called on the country to give full rights to the minority to help end the exodus.

Oil prices move little in cautious trading ahead of OPEC meeting

SINGAPORE, June 5 (Reuters) - Oil markets moved sideways in cautious trading early on Friday ahead of an OPEC decision likely to keep the market oversupplied and setting aside warnings of a second lurch lower in prices as some members like Iraq and Iran look to ramp up exports.

Tar balls close Southern California beaches, oil spill link probed

LOS ANGELES, June 4 (Reuters) - A second stretch of Southern California shoreline has been closed after masses of tar balls washed ashore, and authorities said on Thursday they were looking into whether the sticky blobs were linked to a recent oil pipeline spill.

UOP Honeywell technology to support Dangote petrochemical project in Nigeria

Dangote Oil Refining Company has selected UOP, a Honeywell International company, to support integrated refinery and petrochemical plant to be built in Lekki, Nigeria.

RPT-Bomb at market in northeastern Nigeria kills around 30 - eyewitnesses

YOLA, June 4 (Reuters) - A bomb at a market in the town of Jimeta, northeastern Nigeria, has killed around 30 people, eyewitnesses told Reuters on Thursday.

RINs, physical markets for US biodiesel and ethanol shaken up by RFS mandates

The US EPA came through with its Renewable Fuel Standard mandates for 2014, 2015 and 2016, and various US markets reacted wildly.

CNRL, Cenovus wait to resume oil production lost to wildfires

CALGARY, Alberta, June 4 (Reuters) - Production at two of Canada's major oil sands operations remained suspended on Thursday as wildfires continue to rage in northern Alberta.

Blast and flooding kills 150 in Ghana capital -Mahama

ACCRA, June 4 (Reuters) - The death toll from a blast at a gas station in Ghana's capital and flooding across the city due to torrential rain stands at around 150, President John Mahama said on Thursday, announcing three days of national mourning.

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