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COLUMN-Hedge funds get short of U.S. oil as storage fills: Kemp

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Hedge funds have turned super-bearish about U.S. oil prices as concerns about running out of storage trump the drop in the number of rigs drilling new wells.

Ukraine to stop buying Russian gas from April 1 -energy minister

KIEV, March 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to stop buying Russian gas from April 1, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said in a briefing on Monday.

Companies to issue record $30 bln in green bonds this year - S&P

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Companies could issue a record $30 billion in so-called "green bonds" this year, but further growth in the market will depend on developments in China and common standards, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said on Monday.

Ex-Employees Accuse Ormat of Lying to Receive 1603 Cash Grant Awards

Ormat is a successful developer of geothermal energy projects. Two former employees have brought a lawsuit alleging that Ormat made inaccurate 1603 Cash Grant submissions to obtain grants for projects that should not have qualified for such grants.

REFILE-Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign agreement on Nile dam

KHARTOUM, March 23 (Reuters) - Leaders from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia signed a declaration of principles on Monday relating to Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam on a tributary of the River Nile.

UPDATE 1-Expect a long wait for return of $100 oil-China's Sinopec

HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - Asia's largest refiner, Sinopec Corp, said on Monday it expects prolonged weakness in global oil prices, forcing it to cut spending and turn more cautious about acquisitions.

RPT-U.S. FAA plans new steps to speed up commercial drone use -sources

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to unveil new steps soon to make it easier for companies to use drone aircraft for specific business operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

China charges former senior energy executive with graft

BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - Chinese prosecutors on Monday charged a former senior energy executive with bribery, abuse of power and other corrupt practices, the latest official to face court in a sweeping crackdown on corruption.

Rate rise prospects add to dollar drag on oil prices

GRAPHIC-Oil prices vs US dollar: http://link.reuters.com/zyp74s By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) - The foreseeable end of years of zero interest rate policy in the United States is putting further downward pressure on oil markets, which have already fallen by more than half because of soaring output clashing with slowing demand.

UPDATE 1-Shares in India's Jindal Steel hit hard by rejection of coal block bids

MUMBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - Shares in India's Jindal Steel and Power Ltd were heading towards their biggest daily loss in almost two years on Monday, hit by concerns over the company's ability to feed its power plants after the rejection of its bids for three coal mines auctioned by the government.

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