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LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - The small British oil firm that caused a commotion in the media when it said it had found a possible world class oil resource in the southern English countryside, conceded on Wednesday that it was not in a position to properly size it up.

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

OSLO, April 15 (Reuters) - Norway's oil fund, the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, said on Wednesday it would back a proposal from shareholders of BP and Royal Dutch Shell for further information from the companies on risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

For two years, US polyethylene prices climbed higher and higher. For two years, feedstock prices had little-to-no impact on domestic polyethylene contracts. Upward or downward shifts in domestic demand seemed to have little effect.

(Wed, 15 Apr 2015) Projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2015, released April 14, show the potential to eliminate net U.S. energy imports sometime between 2020 and 2030. This reflects changes in both supply and demand, as continued growth in oil and natural gas production and the use of renewables combine with demand-side efficiencies to moderate demand growth. The United States has been a net importer of energy since the 1950s.

(Wed, 15 Apr 2015) EIA works with technology experts to project the cost and efficiency of future HVAC, lighting, and other major end-use equipment rather than developing residential and commercial technology projections in-house. These reports have always been available by request. By providing the reports online, EIA is increasing transparency for some of the most important assumptions used for our AEO projections of buildings energy demand.

BEIJING, April 15 (Reuters) - China's implied oil demand in March rose 7.6 percent from a year ago, as refinery throughput hit a record high due to continued strength in gasoline and kerosene consumption in the world's top energy consumer.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Reuters) - Malaysian oil field services firm Bumi Armada Bhd has won contracts worth $300 million to provide a floating storage unit in Delimara, Malta, to ElectroGas Malta Limited, it said on Tuesday.

* China Q1 GDP growth at 6-year low but within expectations (Adds Chinese data, comment, updates prices)

* Energy intensity drops 5.6 percent in Q1 (Adds comment, detail)

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