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Listen Up: Can We Get To 100 Percent Renewables?

We've made great progress with renewable energy — but from an almost zero base we still have a long way to go. Fortunately, the path is clear. California is already over 12 percent with a combination of hydroelectric, wind and solar (unfortunately not much hydro this year). Getting to 50 percent only requires the deployment of existing technology. But can we get to 100 percent?

Nigerian governor elections see swing to president-elect's party

LAGOS, April 13 (Reuters) - Results in Nigeria's governorship vote saw a swing towards president-elect Muhammadu Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party on Monday, two weeks after it made history by unseating the incumbent in a presidential poll.

UPDATE 1-Islamic State militants breach Iraq refinery perimeter, repelled

BAGHDAD, April 13 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants breached the security perimeter around Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji early on Monday but were beaten back by security forces and coalition air strikes, local officials said.

Oil companies' profits hit by quest for crude price exposure

* Companies sought more price exposure ahead of crude collapse

Nepal clears $1.6 bln hydropower project by China's Three Gorges

KATHMANDU, April 13 (Reuters) - Nepal's investment board on Monday cleared China's Three Gorges International Corp to build a $1.6 billion new hydropower project, board member Ghanashyam Ojha said.

Islamic State militants breach Iraq refinery perimeter, repelled

BAGHDAD, April 13 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants breached the security perimeter around Iraq's largest refinery in Baiji early on Monday but were repelled by security forces and coalition air strikes, local officials said.

With focus on re-election, Polish PM puts reforms on hold

WARSAW, April 13 (Reuters) - Poland's centre-right government will put major economic reforms on hold until after a parliamentary election at the end of the year, focusing instead on voter-friendly social and welfare issues, sources told Reuters.

COLUMN-Futures prices point to more balanced oil market in second half: Kemp

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Professional commodity traders watch spreads (differences between the prices for adjacent futures contracts) rather than spot prices as the best indicator of the balance between supply and demand.

Definitely not curbing our enthusiasm for US oil policy

Brian Scheid and Herman Wang are joined by John Kingston, president of the McGraw Hill Financial Institute, for a pretty... pretty... pretty interesting discussion of US crude policy.

The ramifications of the EU's proposed 7% biofuels cap

Platts' editors debate the potential impact of the 7% cap on the biofuels industry and the issues surrounding advanced biofuels.

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