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Energy Briefs

IN TODAY'S <i>Energy Briefs </i>: $US6.5B in US pain a start; Linc in court; Pyrenees expansion planned; Citi ponders Santos rejection; Nido's tiny profit; Real in halt; Foy heads to US; Empire consolidates; Carnegie's desal success; Raya goes tech; Mather seeks Lakes seat; Baker Hughes rig count flat; Searcher seeks Bilby delay; UKOGI boosts UK potential; BG buys PNG gas; Antilles coup shot down; Shell saves sailor; Venezuela in kickbacks claims; and Hess tips recovery.