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* U.S. shale producers see higher output this year (Updates prices, adds quote; previous dateline SEOUL)

BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - China's construction on disputed reefs in the South China Sea will not destroy ocean ecology, the country's maritime regulator said, in the face of complaints from the Philippines that the work is damaging coral in the area.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - Greece and Russia signed a memorandum on Friday on extending the planned Turkish Stream gas pipeline to Europe through Greek territory, and Athens said funding would come from Russian state development bank VEB.

JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Friday it will allocate Total and Japan's Inpex a 30 percent stake in the offshore Mahakam oil and gas block once the French major's operating rights to Indonesia's top gas field expire in December 2017.

* Saudi Arabia's Naimi "optimistic" about coming months (Updates prices and adds quotes)

The world seems to be using more oil now that it is 40% cheaper than a year ago and especially so in countries enjoying some economic growth momentum.

(Fri, 19 Jun 2015) Data series include fuel, electricity, and steam purchased for consumption at the refinery; refinery receipts of crude oil by method of transportation; and current and projected atmospheric crude oil distillation, downstream charge, and production capacities.

(Fri, 19 Jun 2015) Iran holds the world's fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world's second-largest natural gas reserves. Despite the country's abundant reserves, Iran's crude oil production has substantially declined, and natural gas production growth has been slower than expected over the past few years. International sanctions have profoundly affected Iran's energy sector and have prompted a number of cancellations or delays of upstream oil and gas projects.

(Fri, 19 Jun 2015) The European Union (EU) has long sought more reliable ways to produce and distribute electricity and to coordinate its energy markets, including greater cross-border trading of electricity. The February coupling of electricity markets in Italy and France marks the most recent step toward an integrated European market. With this achievement, the majority of EU power markets are now linked.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Reuters) - The hijacked oil tanker Orkim Harmony has been released by pirates, who fled in the ship's rescue boat, Malaysian navy and maritime officials said on Friday.

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