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CALGARY, Alberta, May 25 (Reuters) - Canada's oil and gas industry is concerned about the inexperience of Alberta's new energy minister, but is ready to give her the benefit of the doubt for now as she takes on the closely watched role, analysts and executives said on Monday.

OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - North American energy ministers said on Monday they had set up a working group on climate change and energy, a partnership designed to help Canada, the United States and Mexico harmonize policies.

CALGARY, Alberta, May 25 (Reuters) - A wildfire raging in northeastern Alberta has shut down around 233,000 barrels per day (bpd) of production at three oil sands projects and is expected to remain out of control for "some while yet," a provincial government spokesman said on Monday.

LAGOS, May 25 (Reuters) - Nigerian fuel marketers agreed to resume distribution on Monday after weeks of disruption led to chronic fuel shortages, bringing phone companies, banks and airlines to a standstill days before the inauguration of the country's new president.

FORT SAN FELIPE, Philippines, May 25 (Reuters) - The Philippines is seeking a "stronger commitment" from the United States to help its ally, the defence minister said on Monday, as China asserts its sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea.<

LILONGWE, May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Impoverished villagers are hacking down Malawi's forests to make charcoal, undeterred by government efforts to confiscate the dirty fuel as a power deficit stokes demand.

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - China said on Monday it had lodged a complaint with the United States over a U.S.

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - China has lodged a complaint with Washington over a U.S.

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