Interesting Energy Stories in the News Aug 02

House to vote on new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors
China unveils oil offensive in S.China Sea squabble
US crude oil supplies drop by 6.5 million barrels
Nigerian firms set to take over Shell onshore oil block
CNPC struggles to finance Iran gas project
UPDATE 3-US natural gas futures end down again
Norway's LNG export plant resuming output
Brown coal makes a comeback amid protests
Drummond Colombia cancels coal cargoes, stocks running out
Aussie company aims to run first uranium mine in Korea
Study rates nuclear a cheap source of energy
Siemens announces major Aussie wind farm
Japan could become second biggest solar power nation
German wind power installation up 26 percent
UPDATE 1-U.S. ethanol output rebounds from lowest in 2 years