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Brazil court blocks sale of Petrobras fuels distribution unit

SAO PAULO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal court
issued an injunction to block the sale of the fuels distribution
unit of state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
after a request by workers, according to the court's press
office.

Statoil, BP, Total team wins again in Mexico deep water auction

MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Mexico awarded a consortium
of Statoil, BP and Total the third block tendered in the Gulf of
Mexico's Salina Basin in a historic deep water oil and gas
auction on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Polish PGNiG takes legal action over EU's Opal pipeline decision

* EU gave Gazprom bigger access to key gas link in Germany
in Oct

UPDATE 1-At Dakota pipeline protest, activists celebrate, mindful fight isn't over

* Trump adviser, others call decision political

(Updates with details of company statement, additional
comments, quotes, recasts lead, adds bullets)

UPDATE 1-EU lawmakers postpone vote on carbon market reform until Dec. 15

* Lawmakers still divided on proposed reforms

(Adds details on vote)

RPT-Mexico deep water oil push taps data that solved dinosaur riddle

MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A long-awaited auction of
Mexico's untapped deep water oil fields on Monday has been
fueled by a nearly $3 billion boom in geological data mapping
almost inaccessible deposits to open up what the industry sees
as the world's "last great proven frontier."

Azeri energy minister to visit Vienna on Dec 10

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Azeri Energy Minister Natiq Aliyev
plans to visit Vienna on Dec. 10 to take part in a meeting
between OPEC and non-OPEC nations, the Azeri energy ministry
said on Monday.

Chesapeake to sell Haynesville asset for $450 mln

Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake
Energy Corp said it would sell a part of its acreage in
the Haynesville Shale area for $450 million to a private
company.

Libyan forces take control of Islamic State holdouts in Sirte - spokesman

MISRATA, Libya, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Libyan forces took control
on Monday of the final cluster of buildings where Islamic State
militants were holding out in their former North African
stronghold of Sirte and are securing the area, a spokesman said.

COLUMN-After two years, why an OPEC deal now? Kemp

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - OPEC has finally agreed to cut
production, but only after two years of fruitless negotiations.
So what changed to make an agreement possible now, after it had
eluded negotiators at previous OPEC meetings?

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