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INTERVIEW-Indonesia's Pertamina may invest in overseas oil refinery for first time

JAKARTA, April 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina may invest in an overseas refinery for the first time to help meet the rising fuel needs of Southeast Asia's largest economy, its new CEO told Reuters in his first interview with foreign media.

Japan's Tepco, Chubu Electric name fuel venture Jera

TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) and Chubu Electric Power Co on Wednesday named their 50-50 thermal fuel venture that will start operations at the end of this month Jera Co Inc and said fuel transport and trading businesses would be integrated from October.

UPDATE 1-Kerry says confident Obama can get final deal on Iran

LUEBECK, Germany, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he was confident Barack Obama would be able to get Congress to approve a nuclear deal with Iran after the U.S. president acknowledged lawmakers would have the power to review an accord with Tehran.

Regional trends rule April steel scrap buy week in US

The US ferrous scrap buy week for April was very driven by regionally specific demand factors, from export markets to tight supply to aggressive buying from mini mills.

Widening crude import rights in China: A game-changer for independent refiners?

Platts editor Song Yen Ling analyzes China's policy change on crude oil import rights and its impact on operations of independent refiners.

UPDATE 1-Hunting's operating profit falls on oil sector slump

April 15 (Reuters) - Oilfield services company Hunting Plc said its first-quarter operating profit fell about 60 percent, hurt by falling global rig counts and reduced capital expenditure across the sector.

New UN site for flights in conflict zones issues warnings on Libya, Egypt

BERLIN, April 15 (Reuters) - A new United Nations website distributing warnings about risks to aircraft in conflict zones issued its first advisories on Wednesday, for countries including Libya, Iraq, Egypt and South Sudan.

BUZZ-Asia Resource Minerals: Shoots up after possible bid proposal

** Asia Resource Minerals Plc's (ARMS) stock shoots up 88 pct, after the Indonesia-focused coal miner emerges as the subject of a possible 210 mln stg ($310.36 mln) bid from a vehicle funded by tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja's Sinarmas Group

BUZZ-Hunting: falls on Q1 profit woes

** Hunting down as much as 8 pct as its first-quarter operating profit fell about 60 pct

Russia says is in "unprecedented" consultations with OPEC

MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - Russia's energy ministry has been holding active consultations with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Latin American oil producers which Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich described on Wednesday as "unprecedented".

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