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UPDATE 3-Miners suspend operations in Chile as heavy rains flood roads

SANTIAGO, March 25 (Reuters) - Torrential downpours in the north of Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, have forced companies to suspend operations at several of the area's major mines, putting an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of capacity of the red metal on hold.

U.S. wants detailed deal with Iran but hints at flexibility

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 26 (Reuters) - The United States wants major powers to reach a detailed political understanding with Iran by March 31 to clear the path for a long-term nuclear accord, a senior U.S. official said, while hinting that Washington could be flexible on its format.

Shippers reluctant to turn to LNG as fuel despite future standards

Platts LNG editors Desmond Wong and Luke Stobbart dive into the reluctance of ship owners to convert vessels to LNG.

REFILE-UPDATE 3-Schlumberger pleads guilty to violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, Sudan

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that a subsidiary of Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings had pleaded guilty to violating U.S.

As oil prices slide, North Dakota sees manufacturing in its future

WILLISTON, N.D., March 23 (Reuters) - Business and community leaders in North Dakota's western oil patch have launched an aggressive campaign to convince more manufacturers to set up shop locally, part of a push to expand the area's economy beyond crude production and slash costs.

Oil companies vie for prime acreage in US Gulf of Mexico

While winning bids at the 2015 US Central Lease Sale 235 were down from 2014, prices per acre for the ability to potentially produce oil offshore were among the highest of the last 20 years.

CORRECTED-RPT-Canada energy regulator engineers investigated by industry group

CORRECTED-Canada energy regulator engineers investigated by industry group

OTTAWA, March 25 (Reuters) - Senior engineers at Canada's energy regulator are under investigation by their professional association over their probe of alleged safety code violations at TransCanada Corp, Canada's second largest pipeline operator.

UPDATE 3-Conservative justices press Obama administration on mercury pollution rule

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday signaled hostility toward the Obama administration's refusal to consider costs before regulating emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants.

UPDATE 3-South Africa's Eskom chairman under fire as power crisis deepens

CAPE TOWN, March 25 (Reuters) - Board members at South Africa's Eskom will vote on whether to remove Chairman Zola Tsotsi on Wednesday, sources said, deepening a leadership crisis at the power utility as chronic power cuts hobble Africa's most developed economy.

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