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Saudi ambassador to U.S. says no 'formal' Saudi ground troops in Aden

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia does not have "formal" troops on the ground in Aden, Yemen, but sending them remains a possibility, the Saudi ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.

Nigeria's oil delta quiet as militants weigh options after Jonathan defeat

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, April 2 (Reuters) - The militant leaders who once wrought havoc in the Niger Delta oil industry have suddenly gone quiet following the defeat of Nigeria's incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, in an election this week.

SunEdison/TerraForm Signs $350 Million Wind Farm Deal

Atlantic Power Corp. agreed to sell its wind farms to TerraForm Power Inc. for $350 million, giving the company a cash injection after it failed to find a buyer last year.

UPDATE 1-EDF cuts 400 jobs at Hinkley Point, investment decision in months

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - EDF Energy is cutting 400 jobs at Britain's Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor construction site having completed preparatory work, pending a final investment decision on the project which it now expects in coming months, the company said.

Sovereign fund buying slides as oil falls and real estate peaks

LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - Asset purchases by sovereign wealth funds dropped by more than 80 percent in the first quarter, with experts blaming the fall on lower oil revenues and fears that popular investments such as prime real estate may be overpriced.

UPDATE 2-Canada trade deficit shrinks unexpectedly as oil price steadies

OTTAWA, April 2 (Reuters) - Canada's trade deficit unexpectedly shrank to C$984 million ($781 million) in February from C$1.48 billion in January as energy exporters benefited from stabilizing oil prices, Statistics Canada data showed on Thursday.

CORRECTED-Baghdad makes $455 million budget payment to Kurds for March

BAGHDAD, April 2 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan region received a $455 million budget payment from Baghdad for March, proof the national government honours a deal over the Kurds' oil policies, the country's finance minister said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-TransCanada says won't build oil terminal at Cacouna, Quebec

April 2 (Reuters) - Canadian pipeline company TransCanada Corp said on Thursday that it had scrapped plans to build a marine oil export terminal at Cacouna, Quebec due to environmental concerns and would look for another site in the province.

TransCanada says won't build oil terminal at Cacouna, Quebec

April 2 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp said it had scrapped plans to build a marine oil export terminal at Cacouna in Quebec as part of its Energy East pipeline project due to environmental concerns and would look for another site for the terminal in the province.

UPDATE 1-Egypt to begin LNG imports as floating terminal arrives

CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Egypt moved closer to easing its chronic power shortages on Thursday as the arrival of a floating import terminal marked the start of imports of super-cooled liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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