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NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Tumult in Libya, U.S. rig counts, production plans of the oil exporting cartel and a pact on nuclear relations with Iran can all affect crude supply and demand, but oil traders have kept an equally close watch on retail investors in recent weeks.

March 24 (Reuters) - Business research firm IHS Inc trimmed its full-year revenue and adjusted profit forecasts due to capex cuts by oil producers amid a slump in oil prices and a strong dollar.

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia's president said on Tuesday the long-delayed construction of a $4 billion coal-fired power plant would finally start next month, but an activist group said land disputes had not been settled despite his personal intervention.

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - A sweeping graft probe in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi has left the government with almost 300 jobs to fill, including several senior positions, state media said on Tuesday, giving details of the practical impact of the investigations.

March 24 (Reuters) - Faroe Petroleum Plc said it has hedged about 58 percent of its 2015 post-tax production and increased its exploration and appraisal capital expenditure.

March 24 (Reuters) - Gulf Marine Services Plc posted a 9 percent rise in full-year profit, helped by strong demand for its jackup barges.<

It went largely unnoticed by the general media, but last week there was a significant announcement for the UK gas industry.

(Tue, 24 Mar 2015) California has become the first state with more than 5% of its annual utility-scale electricity generation from utility-scale solar power, according to EIA's Electric Power Monthly. California's utility-scale (1 MW or larger) solar plants generated a record 9.9 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity in 2014, an increase of 6.1 million MWh from 2013.

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Tumult in Libya, U.S.

* Refinery margins to deteriorate in second half of year -FGE (Adds comment, Saudi output; updates prices)

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