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Oil prices little changed as dollar gains, U.S. drawdown seen

SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed
in thin early Asian trade on Tuesday as a firmer dollar weighed
on oil markets while a likely drawdown in U.S. crude and
gasoline stockpiles pointed to stronger demand ahead of the U.S.
summer driving season.

UPDATE 3-Brazil's new government loses key minister to scandal

BRASILIA, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's interim government was
rocked on Monday by the loss of one of its key figures, Planning
Minister Romero Juca, who stepped aside amid accusations he had
conspired to obstruct the country's biggest-ever corruption
investigation.

Amec Foster to support $5bn Cilacap refinery upgrade project in Indonesia

Amec Foster Wheeler Energy has received engineering and project management services contract to carry out the basic engineering design (BED) study for the Cilacap refinery upgrade project in Central Java, Indonesia.

Statoil awards master services agreement to Wood Group

Wood Group has been awarded an evergreen master services agreement (MSA) by Statoil to support the life cycles of its offshore and onshore facilities.

UPDATE 2-Mozambique heads for default after missing loan repayment deadline

* Secretive government borrowing triggered debt crisis

(Adds background, details on Eni, minister comments)

New York energy investor indicted for $45 million tax scheme

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - A New York energy investor has
been indicted for engaging in a multiyear scheme to evade paying
over $45 million in taxes in connection with the sale of an oil
company and the purchase of paintings by European artists, U.S.
prosecutors said on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Wildfire-sparked evacuation orders lifted at all Canadian work camps

CALGARY/TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Authorities in Canada
lifted evacuation orders on Monday for all work camps and some
additional oil facilities that had been shuttered when a massive
wildfire threatened the nation's energy hub, a significant step
for companies eager to restart production.

UPDATE 1-French oil and port workers vote to begin new strikes

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Oil sector workers of French CGT
and FO unions voted on Monday to begin a strike at Exxon Mobil's
240,000 barrels-per-day Port Jerome refinery in northern
France, the unions said in a joint statement.

French unions to strike at Exxon Mobil's Port Jerome refinery

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Oil sector workers of French
hardline CGT and FO unions voted on Monday to start a strike at
Exxon Mobil's 240,000 barrel-per-day Port Jerome
refinery in northern France on Tuesday morning, a statement
said.

Venezuela's PDVSA eyes $2.5 bln debt issue to pay service firms: documents

CARACAS May 23 (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil company
PDVSA is preparing to issue $2.5 billion in promissory notes to
settle unpaid bills to services companies, according to industry
sources and documents seen by Reuters.

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