Daily News Energy Headlines from March 28, 2016

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

FINANCIAL
Schlumberger-Cameron Merger Clears Final Hurdle - On Friday, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce approved oil field services company Schlumberger's (NYSE:SLB) takeover of oil equipment and technology provider Cameron International (NYSE:CAM), paving the way for the deal to be completed later this week.

POWER
DoE Pushes Through Clean Line Transmission Project - The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has used a 2005 statute to pave the way for the construction of the 705-mile Clean Line power transmission project from Oklahoma to Tennessee. The federal statute allows for construction of the project regardless of objections made by the states through which the line passes.

Scotland Shuts Last Coal-Fired Power Plant - Coal-fired power has come to an end in Scotland following the closure of the Longannet power plant in Fife after 46-years of service.

PRODUCTION
Israel's Leviathan Gas Field Could Face Delays After Court Ruling - The development of the Leviathan natural gas field off the coast of Israel could face delays after a ruling by Israel's supreme court bars the government from giving a 10-year guarantee to developers Noble Energy (NYSE:NBL) and Delek Group that it won't change the way it regulates the development in the Mediterranean.

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