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Thai PTT sees narrower NGV business loss in H2, lower refinery margin

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - PTT PCL, Thailand's top energy firm, said on Tuesday it expected narrowing losses of its natural gas for vehicles (NGV) business in the second half of this year due to higher retail price of the automobile fuel.

Oman exports more LNG in move with implications for oil

Oman has expanded the number of countries to which it exports LNG to well beyond those with which it has long-term supply contracts.

Unplanned refinery outage leads to higher Midwest gasoline prices

(Tue, 18 Aug 2015) On August 8, the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, the largest petroleum refinery in the Midwest, experienced an unplanned outage and was forced to reduce production. The BP Whiting refinery has a crude oil distillation unit (CDU) capacity of 413,500 barrels per calendar day (b/d), and it is an important source of gasoline and distillate fuel oil supply to the region.

UPDATE 5-Canada's Brookfield buying Australia freight firm Asciano for $6.6 bln

* Offer at 13 pct premium to Asciano's Friday price (Recasts throughout; adds analyst and company quotes)

Petrobras board approves sale of 25 pct of fuel unit, two oppose

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The board of directors of Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA approved the sale of at least 25 percent of its fuel unit BR Distribuidora, according to board minutes published in a securities filing late Monday.

UPDATE 1-Oil prices fall again as U.S., Asia demand looks set to weaken

* Speculators take huge bets on further price falls (Updates prices, adds comment)

U.S. EPA to propose rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sector

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The U.S.

UPDATE 1-Enbridge mid-month apportionment adds to Canada crude woes

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc is rationing space for mid-month on its line 4/67 ex Kerrobert for August, according to a notice to shippers on Monday that was seen by Reuters.

Oil prices fall again as U.S. and Asian demand looks to weaken

SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped again in early Asian trading on Tuesday as traders expected lower refinery consumption after the U.S.

U.S. EPA to propose rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sector -source

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose regulations on Tuesday aimed at cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 percent over the next decade from 2012 levels, a source familiar with the issue said on Monday.

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