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Solar panel maker SunPower reports quarterly loss

April 30 (Reuters) - SunPower Corp, the second-largest maker of solar panels in the United States, reported a quarterly loss, compared with a year-earlier profit, as it sold fewer power plants.

Austria rejects U.S. request to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Firtash

VIENNA, April 30 (Reuters) - An Austrian court refused on Thursday to extradite Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash, wanted by the United States on corruption charges.

UPDATE 2-ConocoPhillips 1st-qtr profit falls sharply on oil price decline

April 30 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips, the largest independent U.S. energy company, reported sharply lower quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by a steep decline in crude oil prices.

Nigerian finance minister pays importers as city petrol queues grow

ABUJA, April 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's finance ministry has paid importers 156 billion naira ($790 million) to cover subsidy payments owed from 2014, it said on Thursday, seeking to ease fuel shortages in major cities.

Tesla hunts for new revenue in home storage batteries

LOS ANGELES, April 30 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc shares slipped Thursday after a month-long surge ahead of Chief Executive Elon Musk's expected announcement that the money-losing electric luxury car maker will seek new revenues from batteries for storing electricity at homes and businesses.

UPDATE 2-Weak global crude prices hurt Imperial Oil profit

April 30 (Reuters) - Imperial Oil Ltd, Canada's No.2 integrated oil producer and refiner, on Thursday reported a 55 percent fall in quarterly profit as global crude prices halved.

Russia may be readying for new Ukraine offensive -NATO commander

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Russia's military may be taking advantage of a recent lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine to lay the groundwork for a new military offensive, NATO's top commander told the U.S.

U.S. and Canada to outline oil train safety plan Friday

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada will announce cross-border oil train safety measures at a press conference in Washington at 1030 ET (1430 GMT) on Friday, officials said on Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Whiting would add rigs if oil prices hit $70 per barrel

WILLISTON, N.D., April 30 (Reuters) - Whiting Petroleum Corp , the top oil producer in North Dakota, plans to keep 11 drilling rigs operating through 2016, though it would add "a couple of rigs" if crude prices rise to $70 a barrel, its chief executive said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Afren snags $255 mln in debt funding; swings to full-year loss

April 30 (Reuters) - Beleaguered oil producer Afren Plc said it had secured $255 million from its bondholders and was in talks for a wider recapitalisation plan to be completed by the end of July.

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