TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures edged up on Tuesday to remain above $95 a barrel, ahead of data gauging the strength of the world's top oil consumer.
FUNDAMENTALS
* NYMEX crude for August delivery
* London Brent crude for August delivery
* The market was waiting for data on U.S. factory orders due out later in the day.
* U.S. oil inventory data from industry group the American Petroleum Institute and the government's Department of Energy will be delayed by a day to Wednesday and Thursday respectively, due to the Independence Day holiday.
* U.S. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer on Monday said authorities will review the safety of all oil and gas pipelines which cross waterways in the state and close those that do not meet standards.
Schweitzer said he made the move after a spill early Saturday from an Exxon Mobil pipeline released into the rain-swollen Yellowstone River near Billings up to 1,000 barrels of oil, or 42,000 gallons.
* Petrobras said on Monday it had made two additional discoveries of oil and gas in a concession it partly owns off the coast of Brazil's Espirito Santo state.
The discoveries were made 115 kilometers from the coast in the BM-ES-23 concession, in block ES-M-525 and at a water depth of 1,900 meters. No estimate of the size of the find was given.
MARKETS NEWS
* European shares rose on expectations that U.S. economic recovery remained on track, although banks fell on Standard & Poor's negative view on the private sector involvement in a second Greek bailout package.
* The euro remained off a one-month high.
DATA/EVENTS
* The following data is expected on Tuesday: (Time in GMT)
- 0430 Australia RBA cash rae Jul
- 0758 EZ Markit Services PMI Jun
- 1400 U.S. Factory orders May
- 1400 U.S. Durable goods May-R
- 1500 U.S. USDA export inspections Weekly
- 2000 U.S. USDA crop progress Weekly
(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Joseph Radford)