Interesting Energy Stories in the News Aug 02

Crude Prices Fall to One-Month Low as U.S. Manufacturing Index Declines
UPDATE 1-Russia's oil output stays ahead of Saudi in July
Nigeria's older oil assets declining by 10-12%: minister
Brazilian oil product demand to carry on rising-Petrobras
Kuwaiti firm eyes Sudan oil exploration
Pakistan speeds up work on IPI gas pipeline project
China May Get LNG Cargo From Nigeria This Month, Ship Data Show
Natural Gas Gains First Day in Six on Hot Weather Forecasts
South African coal miners end strike
Coal Companies That Could Be the Big U.S. Exporters to China
Uranium Spot Prices Increase as Investors Enter Market, Ux Says
SA moving towards nuclear energy says Minister
GE Plans 'Aggressive' Bid to Build Poland's First Nuclear Plant
China to focus on developing solar power and wind power
Wind power could meet 16% of EU demand by 2020: association
Australian Solar Power Moving Ahead, Albeit Slowly
U.S. Ethanol Industry Will Maintain Subsidies Until the End of 2011
Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Gasoline cracks at 3-week high