Interesting Energy Stories in the News Feb 01

OPEC oil output hits highest since 2008 - survey
Oil industry sees no threat from electric car
U.S Refiners, Oil Workers Avert Strike With Tentative Contract
Explosion 'rocks Syrian oil pipeline'
Petrobras Shuts Fifth Most Productive Well After Accident
Barclays Revises Down 2012 Price Forecast for U.S. Natural Gas
Iran pipeline to supply gas by end of 2014
Japan protests China's possible East China Sea gas drilling
Indian power sector to miss coal import target this FY
UPDATE 1-Union launches strike at Australia coal terminal
Nuclear approvals to be resumed at slower rate
UPDATE 1-Japan Jan nuclear plant usage falls to 10.3 pct
Toshiba and Areva vie for Finnish nuclear plant
The renewable market (wind power and solar energy) keeps expanding
Falling solar prices good for climate, bad for firms
Gasoline Demand Rose 0.4% in U.S. Last Week, MasterCard Says