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HAVANA, May 11 (Reuters) - French oil major Total signed an agreement on Monday to explore for offshore oil with Cuban state oil monopoly CubaPetroleo (Cupet) in a deal reached during a visit to the Communist-run country by French President Francois Hollande.

HAVANA, May 11 (Reuters) - French oil major Total signed an agreement on Monday to explore for offshore oil with Cuban state oil monopoly CubaPetroleo (Cupet), Cuban state-run television reported without giving further details.

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - The top lawyer in the U.S.

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Oil's sharp rally since the middle of March has been driven by a race among bearish hedge funds to cover loss-making short positions rather than any great bullishness about the outlook.

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed 10% month over month in April, posting the first double digit increase since February 2012.

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL, May 11 (Reuters) - Anglo American may increase capacity at its Minas-Rio iron ore mine in Brazil by nearly 10 percent, a move that could cut unit costs at the troubled $13 billion project, the company's Brazil chief executive said on Monday.

HOUSTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Tesoro Corp has canceled a crude pipeline project in Utah because of low oil prices and economic challenges, the company said on Monday.

May 11 (Reuters) - Castleton Commodities International will buy Morgan Stanley's physical oil business, vaulting the Connecticut-based merchant into the big leagues of global crude and fuel traders.

May 11 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday vetoed legislation that would have directed more money from environmental legal settlements to be used to fund cleanups of pollution.

BRASILIA, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazil could offer an improved rate of return for investment in multibillion-dollar projects aimed at overhauling its aging infrastructure and ease requirements as it seeks to lure more private capital, five officials close to policy talks told Reuters.

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