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Rocket attack kills 3 at Benghazi medical center in Libya

BENGHAZI, May 1 (Reuters) - A rocket hit a medical center in Libya's eastern Benghazi on Friday, killing three people, medics said.

New oil train speed limits unlikely to stop explosive crashes

NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - New U.S. and Canadian speed limits for oil trains will do little to temper the likelihood and severity of explosive accidents that have grown in frequency over the past two years, critics of new regulations said on Friday.

North American rail industry angered by new brake rule

May 1 (Reuters) - U.S.

QUOTEBOX-In wake of oil train plan, debate between safety and commerce

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada have a 400-page plan to control oil train dangers that walks a thin line: promote safety without stifling a business that has spurred domestic oil production.

Venezuela's currency woes hurt 1st-qtr profit at U.S. companies

BOSTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela's volatile currency undercut profits at a number of large U.S. companies during the first quarter, an ongoing problem that could force some of them to exit the South American country or write down all of their assets there.

Polls show Conservatives in oil-rich Alberta may be set for defeat

CALGARY, May 1 (Reuters) - The center-right government of Alberta is trailing badly in polls ahead of Tuesday's election, setting the stage for a possible left-wing victory in the province, home to Canada's oil sands and the largest source of U.S.

U.S. Navy might accompany other nations' ships in Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military signaled on Friday it may allow warships to accompany other nations' vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's seizure of a container ship this week prompted the Navy to start accompanying U.S.-flagged vessels.

Ukraine seeks more than $16 bln from Gazprom in pricing dispute

KIEV, May 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine is seeking more than $16 billion from Russia's Gazprom in its appeal to an arbitration court in Stockholm over a long-running gas pricing dispute between Kiev and Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Friday.

Turquoise Hill deal to exit Mongolia miner SouthGobi falls through

TORONTO, May 1 (Reuters) - A deal that would have allowed Canada's Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd to unload its remaining stake in Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources, a company that was once worth billions of dollars, has fallen through.

Shell, Total align trading and refining units to drive profit growth

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Top oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and Total are bringing their refining and trading operations closer together, seeking alternative ways to drive profits as oil prices fall and independent trading houses expand into their territory.

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