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Malaysia's Malakoff IPO institutional offer oversubscribed more than 2 times -sources

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters) - Institutional investors bought into Malaysia's biggest listing in nearly three years, oversubscribing an initial public offering by Malakoff Corporation Bhd worth up to $756 million by more than two times, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Australian shares weighed by miners, banks; NZ stocks steady

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1 percent on Friday as falling iron ore prices encouraged investors to sell mining stocks, putting the index on track for hefty weekly losses.

Big U.S. investors push SEC for oil industry to detail risks of climate change

WILLISTON, N.D., April 17 (Reuters) - Calpers, the largest American public pension fund, and nearly 60 other institutional investors will ask the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday to require oil and natural gas companies to publish detailed analysis of the risks posed by climate change to their business models.

Australian energy firm AGL to shut all coal power stations by 2050

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - AGL Energy Ltd, Australia's No.2 power retailer, said on Friday it would not buy any more coal-fired power stations and that it would close all its existing coal-fired power plants by 2050.

California imports of Bakken crude by barge sets record in 2014

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (Reuters) - California imports of Bakken crude oil from North Dakota on barges totaled a record 1.5 million barrels last year, 27 percent greater than the amount that reached the state by rail, the California Energy Commission told Reuters on Thursday.

Oil prices fall as OPEC production soars

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trading on Friday, ending a run of rallies earlier in the week, after OPEC said that its output surged in March, adding to a global glut.

UPDATE 1-Marathon refinery workers at Galveston Bay reject final offer -union

HOUSTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Striking workers at the Marathon Petroleum Corp's Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, rejected the company's "last, best and final" contract offer, according to a union official representing the workers.

Iraqi prime minister says committed to reforms to attract business

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Iraq is committed to making difficult reforms to its bureaucracy and regulations for foreign companies in order to attract much-needed investment, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said at a Washington forum on Thursday.

Marathon refinery workers at Galveston Bay reject final offer -union official

HOUSTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Striking workers at the Marathon Petroleum Corp's Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas, rejected the company's final contract offer, said an official of the United Steelworkers union local representing the workers.

Australia shares expected to open weaker on Wall St, iron ore lag

SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to open lower on Friday as investors sell stocks following another slide in the all-important iron ore price and a lacklustre lead from Wall Street. The local share price index futures fell six points to 5938, a 0.2 percent discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark rose 39.08 points or 0.7 percent to 5,947.5 on Thursday.

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