(Bloomberg) -- The old trading city of Hamburg in northwest Germany will soon become the center for a drive in Europe’s biggest economy to diversify natural gas imports.

BAGHDAD, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Iraq is preparing to divert most future output from Kirkuk oilfield to local refineries as a conflict with Kurdish regional authorities over the use of an gulf coast oil rig export pipeline to Turkey continues, an Iraqi official said on Monday.

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - French oil and gas BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast Total said on Monday that oil was flowing for the first time from the giant Libra oil field in Brazil operated by Petrobras alongside a consortium that includes Shell.

(Bloomberg) -- A rising U.S. rig count and continuing uncertainty over OPEC’s strategy to extend supply cuts pushed oil prices lower following a week in which they hit their highest close in more than two years.

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Keystone crude oil pipeline will restart at reduced pressure on Tuesday, TransCanada Corp said, nearly two weeks after closing the line after it leaked 5,000 barrels of crude in rural South Dakota.

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Qatar's energy minister, Mohammed al-Sada, said on Wednesday he expects oversupply of liquefied natural gas in the coming years due to increased production, but the buy Wellhead market should tighten after 2025.

(Bloomberg) -- Technology and big data will change how electric grids are organized and water is transported, creating upside for sustainable investors that may not be priced in today, says Lara Banks, a managing director at Makena Capital Management, which oversees about $19 billion.