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World oil demand is projected to grow by 900,000 barrels per day in 2010, OPEC said Wednesday, revising up its previous month's forecast while cautioning that the increase is hinged on a sustained global economic rebound, particularly in the United States. Full story

NRG Energy Inc. said it won up to $154 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a carbon capture system at its W.A. Parish plant near Houston. Full story

China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise. Full story

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "The Increasing Role of China and India in the Global LNG Market" to their offering. Full story

COLUMBUS, Ohio----Veeam Software, innovative provider of data protection, disaster recovery and systems management solutions for VMware virtual datacenter environments, has achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status and Microsoft Systems Management competency. Full story

FREDERICK, Colo.----UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, William G. Rankin, will present at the Jefferies & Company, Inc. Full story

Coal companies have taken an unusual stand in Kentucky by urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would increase the fees they pay to apply for mining permits. Full story

RADNOR, Pa.----The midstream division of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. , PVR Midstream, today entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Range Resources Corporation to construct and operate gas gathering pipelines and compression facilities servicing Range’s Marcellus Shale natural gas production primarily in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Full story

LONDON----Grid Petroleum Corp. can today announce the receipt of an initial $500,000 from a European institutional investor. Full story

ST. LOUIS----For those looking for a powerful, rugged and reliable work truck, the search is over. Full story