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* Enel may sell part of its stake to government or third investor

NICOSIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Greece will launch consultations with Egypt and Cyprus to establish maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday.

April 29 (Reuters) - Drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc forecast a challenging year ahead as demand for its rigs remains weak with producers scaling backing drilling due to a slump in global oil prices.

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia/DUBAI, April 29 (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman appointed Saudi Aramco's chief executive as chairman of the state oil firm and health minister on Wednesday, in a reshuffle that is unlikely to change oil policy in the world's top crude exporter.

BANGKOK, April 29 (Reuters) - Thai stocks hit a four-week low on Wednesday amid foreign-led selling after an unexpected interest rate cut, while stocks in Indonesia fell for a sixth successive session as weak corporate earnings dented the broader market sentiment. Bangkok's SET index finished down 0.6 percent at 1,522.47, the lowest close since March 31.

BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - After facing weeks of criticism about its reclamation work on disputed islands in the South China Sea, China on Wednesday turned the tables on Vietnam, the Philippines and others by accusing them of carrying out their own illegal building work.

April 29 (Reuters) - Drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc reported a first-quarter loss compared with a profit a year earlier, hurt by soft demand and weak rig prices.

KIEV, April 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state-run energy firm Naftogaz said on Wednesday it had transferred $40 million to Russia's Gazprom for further gas supplies in line with an agreement reached this month.

In Dublin, Ohio, the Community Recreation Center decided to reduce its energy waste. Rather than rely on an electric utility to burn more coal or natural gas to provide electricity, as well as its own boilers to burn more fuel to provide heat, the facility decided to install a combined heat and power (CHP) unit.

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