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RPT-Airline hedges fuel rally in later dated oil prices

NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - Big airlines are making waves in the oil market for the first time since prices went into a tailspin nearly two years ago, betting this may be their best chance to lock in cheap jet fuel for years to come, industry and market sources say.

Ukraine to ban imports of Russian oil products - PM

KIEV, April 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to ban imports of Russian oil products, and to remove import duties on second-hand cars except for Russian ones, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in a televised cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Kidnapped Qatari royal released in Iraq - Qatar ministry

DOHA, April 6 (Reuters) - A member of Qatar's ruling family kidnapped in Iraq last year with 26 other Qataris has been freed, along with a Pakistani man who was travelling with them, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

World Bank does not necessarily see large rise in oil prices following Doha deal

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - The World Bank does not necessarily see a large rise in oil prices if oil output freeze deal is reached between major oil producing nations later this month in Doha, Birgit Hansl, lead economist for Russia, told a briefing on Wednesday.

Asia buys more Mideast heavy crude as Latam supplies fall

* Supply outages, strong WTI prices curb Latam exports to Asia

UPDATE 1-Huge oil tanker traffic jam builds at Iraq's Basra port

* Oil tanker traffic jam outside Basra: http://tmsnrt.rs/1q2s07k (Adds comment from Iraqi oil ministry)

UPDATE 1-China says business spats with Myanmar can be resolved

BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - China is confident it can resolve business disagreements with Myanmar through friendly talks, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after meeting his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi, amid pressure from China to resume a stalled $3.6-billion dam project.

Venezuelan oil minister expected in Moscow for conference in April - source

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino plans to visit Moscow later this month for an energy conference, a Russian energy source told Reuters on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Japan's Pan Pacific to raise April-Sept copper output by over 4 pct

* Copper output to increase after smelter fire last year * Demand at home, abroad seen flat in H1 (Adds comment, detail) TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) plans to boost its April-September output of refined copper by 4.1 percent from the same period last year, when a fire at a local plant crimped production, it said on Wednesday.

BUZZ-Glencore rises on agriculture biz stake sale

** Shares in mining and trading firm Glencore rises as much as 2.2 pct, one of the top gainers on FTSE 100

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