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UPDATE 1-MEG latest to shut oil sands project on Alberta fire threat

CALGARY, Alberta, May 26 (Reuters) - MEG Energy Inc said on Tuesday it was suspending operations at its 80,000 barrel per day Christina Lake oil sands project and evacuated non-essential staff as wildfires rage through northeastern Alberta.

Second sea lion rescued from California oil spill dies at SeaWorld

LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Reuters) - A second sea lion rescued from along California's oil-fouled coastline near Santa Barbara has died at SeaWorld San Diego, where veterinarians are still caring for 15 surviving marine mammals brought in for treatment, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Texas oil patches brace for more rains, possible floods

HOUSTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Texas oilfields could see strong rains and thunderstorms later this week, though they were spared the heaviest flooding that struck central and eastern Texas over the Memorial Day weekend, the National Weather Service said on Tuesday.

World has no choice but to decarbonise - UN climate chief

BARCELONA, May 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Responding to climate change in the next 15 years is the world's "mega development project", given the need to invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure, creating jobs and economic stability, the United Nations' top climate change official said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 7-Oil falls as dollar strengthens, ample supply weighs

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Colombia's Ecopetrol foresees $6 bln/yr investment budgets through 2020

BOGOTA, May 26 (Reuters) - Colombia's Ecopetrol SA expects its annual investment budgets to be around $6 billion through 2020, it said in a strategic plan published on Tuesday, down from recent years as it pursues a structural savings target of $1 billion a year.

Iran, Oman discuss Yemen war, settle maritime borders

DUBAI/MUSCAT, May 26 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed how to advance Yemeni peace efforts with his Omani counterpart on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, on a visit to a country that has often played a conciliatory role in Gulf conflicts.

UPDATE 1-U.S. top court backs contractor KBR in Iraq whistleblower case

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to government contractor KBR Inc by ruling that a law that extends the time frame for fraud claims committed against the United States during wartime does not apply to civil claims.

U.S. top court hands partial win to KBR in Iraq whistleblower case

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a mixed ruling in a case involving whistleblower claims against KBR Inc in which the contractor was accused of defrauding the U.S.

If you want Qatar state contracts, give us flight slots, says airline CEO

AMSTERDAM, May 26 (Reuters) - In handing out lucrative public procurement contracts, Qatar is likely to favour countries whose airports grant take-off and landing slots to state-owned Qatar Airways, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

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