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LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Declaring "I'm a eurosceptic" may not be an obvious way to persuade Britons to stay in the European Union but as the leader of the 'In' campaign businessman Stuart Rose believes it is this pragmatism that will help him win the day.<

* South32's manganese stake valued last yr at $1.8 bln by RBC (Adds decision to resume production at Hotazel and closing share price)

* OMV output to stay near 300 kboe/d without Russia, Yemen, Libya

* Sinopec says may reopen the oilfields based on market changes

SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Rising demand for diesel in South Korea is slowing the pace of exports from one of Asia's top shippers of the fuel, offering a rare bright spot in a region where surplus supply has driven down refining margins.

(Thu, 18 Feb 2016) U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) crude oil production is estimated to increase to record high levels in 2017, even as oil prices remain low. EIA projects GOM production will average 1.63 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016 and 1.79 million b/d in 2017, reaching 1.91 million b/d in December 2017. GOM production is expected to account for 18% and 21% of total forecast U.S. crude oil production in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

MELBOURNE, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The world's oil market is likely to see a drop in supply over the next three to five years as cheap debt dries up and majors cut capital spending, but the timing of any recovery in prices is too difficult to call, Woodside Petroleum's CEO said.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Live and don't learn. That should be the motto of commodity producers who attempt to push prices higher by trying a variety of methods to restrict supply.

CARACAS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday devalued the currency and raised heavily subsidized fuel prices in an effort to stem a widening economic crisis, though critics of the socialist leader quickly dismissed the moves as insufficient.

CARACAS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday devalued the currency and raised heavily subsidized fuel prices in an effort to stem a widening economic crisis, though critics of the socialist leader quickly dismissed the moves as insufficient.

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