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Oil near two-month high as producers set to meet again

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices rose on Monday, putting July on track to become the strongest month so far this year, as news of a producers' technical meeting next week added to bullish sentiment driven by the threat of US sanctions against Venezuela.

US oil sale ban to Venezuela's PDVSA would hit refining, blending

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Potential US sanctions on sales of light crude to Venezuela's oil company PDVSA would hamper its already weak refining network while leaving at least one tanker in limbo, according to a source from the state-run firm and Thomson Reuters data.

Asian imports of Iranian oil hit 14-month low

TOKYO (Reuters) — Imports of Iranian crude by major buyers in Asia fell for a second month in a row to a 14-month low in June, weighed down by sluggish purchases by China and Japan.

API: Petroleum demand last month highest for June since 2007

WASHINGTON — Total petroleum deliveries moved up 2.6% from June 2016 and were up by 1.0% from May to average 20.3 MMbpd in June, according to the American Petroleum Institute. These deliveries were the highest deliveries for the year and the highest deliveries for the month of June in 10 yr, since 2007.

North Sea Ekofisk crude exports to be 240,000 bpd in Sept

LONDON (Reuters) — Exports of North Sea crude stream Ekofisk will be 240,000 bpd in September, down slightly from 252,000 bpd in August, an industry source with direct knowledge said.

Vietnam plans to spend over $6 B for crude oil, fuel storage

HANOI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Vietnam plans to spend more than $6 B to build a strategic petroleum reserve and to expand commercial storage for crude oil and oil products by 2025, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

Shell sees oil demand peaking by late 2020s as electric car sales grow

LONDON (Reuters) — The world's oil consumption could peak as early as the end of the next decade as electric vehicles become more popular, Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said on Thursday.

Canada's top court finds aboriginals consulted on Enbridge pipeline

OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada's top court ruled on Wednesday that aboriginals were adequately consulted on changes to an Enbridge Inc oil pipeline, dismissing an attempt to quash the national energy regulator's approval of the project.

Oil prices rise as falling US inventories stoke rebalancing hopes

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices rose to near eight-week highs on Wednesday, as a fall in US inventories bolstered expectations that the long-oversupplied market was moving toward balance.

UAE buys first US oil cargo to replace Qatar condensate

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The United Arab Emirates will import the country's first oil cargo from the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the OPEC producer sought substitutes to replace Qatari condensate supplies after a diplomatic row.