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(Tue, 02 Jun 2015) Egypt is the largest oil producer in Africa outside of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the second-largest natural gas producer on the continent, behind Algeria. Egypt plays a vital role in international energy markets through the operation of the Suez Canal and the Suez-Mediterranean (SUMED) Pipeline.

(Tue, 02 Jun 2015) The crude oil adjustment is perhaps the most frequently misunderstood component of the U.S. crude oil balance published in EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report. This adjustment reflects the combined uncertainty around each of the crude oil data elements that EIA uses to assess the balance between U.S. crude oil supply and its disposition.

HONG KONG, June 2 (Reuters) - Days before shares in solar power group Hanergy Thin Film (HTF) halved in Hong Kong, its Beijing-based parent offered and sold stock in HTF to employees, even as the unit was being investigated by the local securities regulator.

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist.

JAKARTA, June 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia will meet with Middle East oil producers on the sidelines of an OPEC meeting in Vienna this week to negotiate possible long-term crude supply agreements for its refineries, a senior government official said.

* Saudi Arabia's Naimi expects demand to rise further (Adds Naimi demand outlook, Citi comment, updates prices)

CALGARY, Alberta, June 1 (Reuters) - Firefighters made progress battling wildfires in northern Alberta on Monday that have shut in 10 percent of total oil sands production, and workers began returning to some sites to assess damage.

SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices dipped in early Asian trading on Tuesday as an expectation of rising OPEC output and a potential increase in U.S.

SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Asia has given Iraq's launch of its new Basra Heavy crude oil grade a poor reception after the No. 2 OPEC producer appears to have misjudged demand, supplying too much, too soon.

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Two landmark events this month will underscore the extent to which the oil market's balance of power has been transformed by the shale revolution.

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