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LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell will press on with a campaign to explore the Arctic for oil this summer despite protests in the port city of Seattle, chief executive officer Ben van Beurden said on Tuesday.

May 19 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp, the largest U.S. power company by generation capacity, said it would invest $1.1 billion to retire a coal-powered power plant in North Carolina and build a natural gas plant at the site over four to five years.

NICE, May 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's biggest power producer and major coal miner DTEK will become a coal importer due to difficulties in the domestic mining industry, an executive from the company said on Tuesday.

JUBA, May 19 (Reuters) - South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they had captured a refinery near a major oilfield in Upper Nile State, where fighting has flared up in recent days, and told firms there to shut down operations and evacuate their staff.

May 19 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp, the largest U.S.

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

BEIRUT, May 19 (Reuters) - Syria and Iran have signed several agreements in the oil, electricity and industrial sectors and regarding investments, Syrian state television said on Tuesday.

JUBA, May 19 (Reuters) - South Sudan's rebels captured a refinery near a key oilfield in Upper Nile State, where fighting has flared up in recent days, their spokesman said on Tuesday.

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - The euro zone economic recovery that's been the strongest force driving global growth this year may be about to lose steam, forcing investors to rethink how they position themselves across the region's major asset markets.

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - B razilian authorities have ruled out electricity rationing this year as a slowing economy and higher tariffs help reduce consumption.

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