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LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell,
Europe's largest oil major, missed analysts' profit expectations
for the fourth quarter after booking $500 million of
impairments.

* Better interest income offset higher loan losses

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DHAKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A protest against a $2.4-billion
Chinese-backed power plant in Bangladesh turned violent, killing
one person and injuring about a dozen, risking delay to a
project seen as a symbol of warming ties between the two
nations.

* Comes as coking coal prices remain way above lows from
last year

* Supply gain occurs despite OPEC, non-OPEC pledge to cut
1.8 mil bpd in H1 2017

(Thu, 02 Feb 2017) Adding to its data series of rail movements of crude oil, ethanol, and biodiesel, EIA recently released data on rail movements of propane, propylene, normal butane, and isobutane. These four petroleum products make up the majority of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs) moved by rail.

(Thu, 02 Feb 2017) Japan is one of the largest global importers of hydrocarbons as a result of limited domestic energy resources and a high level of energy consumption. After the Fukushima nuclear incident in early 2011 and delays in returning nuclear power generation, the country has become more dependent on fossil fuels and, to a lesser extent, renewable energy for its electricity use.

* Sees Arab Light Crude OSP steady with last year

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MUMBAI, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As students at
the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur in
eastern India, Aniruddha Sharma and Prateek Bumb had one
obsession: finding a cheaper, more efficient way to capture
carbon emissions to combat climate change.

* Includes Dow Chemical's EAA business in U.S., Spain

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