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Brazil says it has leniency deal with builder in corruption probes

BRASILIA, July 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE and federal prosecutors signed a leniency deal on Friday with engineering company Camargo Correa aimed at obtaining evidence of alleged price-fixing of contracts to build a nuclear power plant.

UPDATE 2-Hedge funds' bullish exposure to U.S. oil near 5-year low

(Adds U.S. rig count rise in paragraph 9) By Barani Krishnan July 31 (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other speculators have slashed their bullish exposure to U.S. crude to the lowest in nearly five years, trade data showed on Friday, as local drillers continue to add rigs and pump at full throttle despite a global oil glut. U.S. crude prices posted their largest monthly decline since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday, ending down 21 percent, as global demand continued to trail produ

UPDATE 1-Ecuador signs $2.5 bln oil supply deal with Thailand

QUITO, July 31 (Reuters) - Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador has signed a crude oil supply agreement with a division of Thailand's state-run PTT under which the Andean country will receive a $2.5 billion up-front payment, according to a statement from the company.

UPDATE 1-IEnova to buy Pemex stake in pipeline joint venture for $1.325 bln

MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) - Mexican energy infrastructure firm IEnova, a unit of U.S.-based Sempra Energy , said on Friday it will buy out the 50 percent stake in the pipeline company Gasoductos de Chihuahua owned by Mexican state-run oil company Pemex.

IEnova to buy Pemex stake in pipeline joint venture for $1.325 bln

MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) - Mexican energy infrastructure firm IEnova, a unit of U.S.-based Sempra Energy , said on Friday it will buy out the 50 percent stake in the pipeline company Gasoductos de Chihuahua owned by Mexican state-run oil company Pemex.<

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Seven Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 31 (Reuters) - Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.

UPDATE 2-TransCanada stands by Keystone XL; profit beats

VANCOUVER, July 31 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp is still committed to building the Keystone XL pipeline despite stubborn opposition in the United States that has thrown the C$8 billion ($6.2 billion) project into regulatory limbo, the chief executive of the Canadian company said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-Vermillion founders leave as fund investors flee commodities

July 31 (Reuters) - The founders of Vermillion Asset Management have left the firm after an exodus of investor cash left just $50 million in assets at its flagship fund, a person familiar with the matter said, in the latest upheaval at a big commodities fund amid a price rout.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Spain's Abengoa to step up asset sales to generate cash

MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - Spain's Abengoa will step up asset sales and cut costs to generate free cash flow this year, its CEO said on Friday, attempting to regain market confidence after sharp declines in its stock and bonds.

Seven Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 31 (Reuters) - Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.

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