CHINA DEPLOYING 700 SOLDIERS TO UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE in S Sudan ... Nigeria says $8B oil revenues lost in '13 from pipe theft ... China imported 5.96Mb/d of oil in August. Up 17.5% yoy. Up 6% from July ... UK shale comp bid rejected to explore S England ... Statoil pilot project to capture ND flare gas expanding to power 6 drilling rigs. Expects to capture 3-5MCF/d by yearend ... Continental Resources net Bakken production up 23% yoy ... MN PUC called on Enbridge to examine new routes for planned oil project ... NG, not oil, accounts for 2/3 of reserves discovered in last decade: IHS. Largest finds nowhere near homes, businesses to burn it ... NG production from Utica up 5x yoy. 1BCF/d at end of 2Q14 ... Late summer water temps near FL Keys ~84*F. ~2*F warmer than 100 years ago. 84*F about top temp coral can survive.