VIENNA, June 20 (Reuters) - Iraq is no longer in talks with Exxon Mobil Corp for the oil major to build a giant water treatment facility vital for the OPEC member to grow its oil oil rig flanges gulf coast production capacity, the director general of the Basrah Oil Co (BOC) told reporters on Wednesday.

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June 19 (Reuters) - California utility regulators recommended increasing the amount of natural gas that Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) can inject into its Aliso Canyon storage facility in Los Angeles to help avoid possible shortages this summer and winter, according to a filing late Thursday.

KAMPALA, June 19 (Reuters) - French oil major Total says it expects to start producing oil in Uganda in 2021 at the earliest, the second firm to suggest it will be unable to meet the 2020 target set by the East African country.

Crude dropped as an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies imperiled energy demand.

(Bloomberg) -- Crude dropped as an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies imperiled energy demand just as OPEC and allied oil producers move toward boosting output.

Iran says OPEC is unlikely to reach a deal on oil output this week.

VIENNA/MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday OPEC was unlikely to reach a deal on oil output this week, setting the stage for a clash with Saudi Arabia and Russia, which are pushing to raise oil rig flanges gulf coast production steeply from July to meet growing global demand.

LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The possible withdrawal of French oil major Total from Iran's South Pars gas field has not slowed down the project, a senior Iranian official said, adding that Tehran is in talks with Russia’s Gazprom over the development of two other fields.

OSLO, June 19 (Reuters) - Norway's monthly oil output fell to a six-year low in May, missing the official forecast by 11 percent due to maintenance and technical issues at several fields, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Tuesday.

BUENOS AIRES, June 19 (Reuters) - Small shale producers, which powered development of the sector in the United States, are struggling to break into Argentina due to financing difficulties and lack of infrastructure, analysts and industry sources say.