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Rich states can't meet 2020 climate aid goal alone - researchers

BARCELONA, June 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An international commitment to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to help vulnerable countries tackle climate change is unlikely to be met if only government funding from rich nations is counted towards it, researchers said.

China to send graft inspectors to six Sinopec subsidiaries

BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - China's main anti-corruption watchdog will inspect six subsidiaries of state-owned energy giant Sinopec Group, the latest step in a continuing crackdown on the oil sector in the world's No.2 economy.

Company surviving the 'coaldrums' by gasifying coal

One firm has embraced coal gasification and, in the midst of the 'coaldrums,' has reported a huge rise in income. Platts' Ross McCracken has more.

Lured by discounts, Canada's Come By Chance refinery taps Nigerian oil

NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Canada's Come By Chance refinery, located on the eastern island of Newfoundland, has bought Nigerian oil for the first time in at least a decade, the latest addition to the facility's diverse crude slate, according to Reuters customs data.

INSIGHT-For green activists, Arctic drilling could be the next big thing

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Michael Brune is pleased that activists in kayaks are training for another "Paddle in Seattle" to confront an expected Royal Dutch Shell rig on its way to the Arctic to explore for oil. What makes the head of the Sierra Club just as happy is the effect Shell's Arctic ambitions are having on his own environmental organization.

Levelized cost comparisons help explain value of various electric generation technologies

(Wed, 03 Jun 2015) When power plants are built, several factors influence the choice of fuels and technologies that will ultimately generate electricity. Cost is one of the most difficult factors to compare, as technologies can have vastly different capital, fuel, maintenance, and financing costs, as well as different utilization rates and access to fuel resources.

S.Korean won poised to snap 6-day losing streak; shares edge up

By Yeawon Choi SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - The South Korean won joined regional peers in strengthening against the dollar by midday Wednesday, which could let it snap a six-day losing streak. The won was up 0.6 percent at 1,105.7 per dollar as of 0301 GMT, compared with the previous close at 1,112.4. The won touched 1,104.2, its highest level since May 26.

UPDATE 1-Oil prices drop as oversupply weighs on markets

* Some analysts say OPEC quota could rise (Adds analyst comment, updates prices)

UPDATE 1-Peruvian regulator in dispute with Shell over LNG royalties

PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - PeruPetro is in dispute with Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell over royalties related to the export of seven Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes last year, the regulator said, adding it hoped to reach a deal soon or would resort to arbitration.

S.Korea's SK Innovation sells Peru natural gas transporter stake for over $250 mln

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd has signed a contract to sell its 11.1 percent stake in Peruvian natural gas transporter Transportadora de Gas del Peru (TGP) for $251 million, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

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