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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Shell's Brazil strategy factors in Petrobras scandal -CEO

BRASILIA, April 23 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has taken into account the risks presented by the Petrobras graft scandal to its expanding operations in Brazil and is confident the Brazilian state-run oil company will emerge stronger, Shell's CEO said on Thursday.

Russia should face more sanctions if it stokes Ukraine further -UK Labour's Miliband

LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - The West should step up sanctions on Russia if the Kremlin shows further aggression in Ukraine, British opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband said on Friday.

SE Asia Stocks-Most rise as energy shares rally

BANGKOK, April 24 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday as firmer global oil prices lifted energy-related shares, helping Malaysia end a two-day losing streak and the Philippines close at a more than one-week high. Malaysia's key stock index finished the day up 0.9 percent at 1,862.58, just shy of its highest close in more than seven months hit on April 21. It rose almost 1 percent this week, a sixth consecutive week of gains.

Indonesia's 2015 coal output may slide 24 pct as low prices hit - association

JAKARTA, April 24 (Reuters) - Coal production in Indonesia, the world's top exporter of seaborne thermal coal, could drop by up to 24 percent this year as producers stop ramping up output and concentrate on business stability, the country's main coal association said.

Sweden's Vattenfall faces delay in German lignite sale -sources

FRANKFURT, April 24 (Reuters) - Swedish utility Vattenfall is facing delays in the planned sale of its brown coal assets in Germany, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said, pointing to concerns over a proposed coal levy that could threaten any deal.

Demand patterns shift amid bleak outlook for iron ore prices

Platts steel editors look at the demand and supply factors dragging down iron ore prices in Asia as well as the impact of stricter environmental regulations in China.

UPDATE 1-Neste Oil's first-quarter profit quadruples

HELSINKI, April 24 (Reuters) - Finnish refiner Neste Oil said its first-quarter comparable profit quadrupled from a year earlier, thanks to a robust market for conventional refining as well as favourable foreign exchange movements.

INSIGHT-France's "economic patriotism" is not what it seems

* Veto power, double voting for state has not stopped takeovers

Falling oil prices throw global gas, LNG markets into turmoil

Platts William Powell and Stephanie Wilson join Desmond Wong to discuss the implications of falling crude oil prices on global gas and LNG markets.

The Paul Revere of ethanol sounds the cry

Despite the US remaining a major ethanol export player to Asia and the Middle East, increasing Brazilian imports suggest market normalization during 2015.

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