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AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been killed in weather-related incidents this week, including six in Houston.

SEOUL, May 28 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd , which owns the country's biggest refiner SK Energy Co Ltd, said it aims to raise investment in U.S. shale fields and increase partnerships with major crude producers to stabilise energy supplies.

May 27 (Reuters) - At least three people were injured on Wednesday when a tornado hit a natural gas drilling rig in northern Texas, the Hemphill County sheriff and a hospital official said.

Coal Minister Piyush Goel has said that domestic coal production will expand rapidly in the next two to three years, removing the need for imports, but this appears highly unlikely.

May 27 (Reuters) - At least three people were seriously injured on Wednesday when a tornado hit a gas drilling rig in northern Texas, the Weather Channel reported, citing the Hemphill County sheriff.

Japan's Taiyo Oil has commenced producing petrochemicals with UOP's Tatoray process technology, which provides greater flexibility to produce either gasoline or valuable petrochemicals as demand changes.

OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) - Norway's $900 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, should cut its exposure to the global coal industry and sell stakes in firms that focus on the sector, a key parliamentary committee said on Wednesday.

* U.S. crude stocks rose 1.3 mln bbls last week-industry group API

CALGARY, Alberta, May 27 (Reuters) - A wildfire raging in northeastern Alberta near two major oil sands projects nearly doubled in size to 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) on Wednesday, although firefighters made some progress tackling blazes elsewhere in the oil-rich Western Canadian province.

SYDNEY, May 28 (Reuters) - Nearly a year after embarking on a multi-million dollar quest to solve one of aviation's greatest unsolved mysteries, authorities and search teams are being criticised over their approach to finding Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean.

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