GLOBAL CARBON INTENSITY DOWN SHARPLY IN '14, BUT WORLD STILL BEHIND ON 2*C TARGET: REPORT .... Horn of Africa getting hotter, drier: report .... High temps knocked out power in parts of LA .... Texas compliance with EPA carbon rule within reach: EDF .... US coal consumption for power est down 8.2% in '15 v. '14: EIA .... 25 Mich coal power plants set for retirement by '20 .... Calif to drop all coal investment. New law just signed .... PV solar plus nano-grid storage market to hit $23B by '24 .... OPEC to increase production 800Kb/d in '16 to 30.5M. (They're probably already there.) .... Hungary increased oil imports from Kurds at Russia's expense .... Oil/fuel storage tanks in US, Europe nearly full. Traders looking for ocean tanker storage .... UAE on track to meet 3.5Mb/d production in '17. Also to spend up to $35B to cut dependence on natgas for powergen .... Unofficial blockade by India creating fuels crisis in Nepal. (What the hell is that about?) .... US oil rig count down 9 last week: Baker Hughes. 62% below Oct '14. Natgas rigs down 6 .... IEA predicts dip in global crude demand growth in '16 .... Jordan purchase agreement for 82Mw wind project.