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* Total to increase stake in Papua LNG

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SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early
trading on Friday as turmoil in Nigeria, shale bankruptcies in
the United States and crisis in Venezuela all contributed to
tightening supplies.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's interim
President Michel Temer named Pedro Parente chief executive
officer of state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA on
Thursday as his government tries to kick-start a shrinking
economy and shore up the debt-laden oil producer.

LOS ANGELES, May 19 (Reuters) - Numerous lapses in safety
measures, judgment and planning by Plains All American Pipeline
LP led to and worsened a major oil spill last year that
fouled miles of shoreline and ocean near Santa Barbara,
California, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday.

Atlas Professionals secures a frame agreement with one of its clients, oil exploration and development company Det norske oljeselskap ASA (DETNOR).

* Shareholder pursues changes in tough market

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NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Late in July 2012, Phil Mickelson, one of the world's most famous golfers, received a phone call from a well-known professional sports gambler, William "Billy" Walters.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's interim
President Michel Temer named Pedro Parente chief executive
officer of state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA on
Thursday as his government tries to kick-start a shrinking
economy and shore up the debt-laden oil producer.

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil named
Pedro Parente chief executive officer of state-led oil company
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, part of moves by interim Brazilian
President Michel Temer to revamp economic policy and shore up
the debt-laden oil producer.

VANCOUVER, May 19 (Reuters) - Canada's energy regulator on
Thursday recommended the approval of Kinder Morgan Inc's
plan to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, subject to 157
conditions, clearing a major hurdle for the proposed trebling of
capacity to serve lucrative Asian markets.

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