MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Mexican oil port of Coatzacoalcos in the state of Veracruz reopened on Thursday after being shut because of Hurricane Dean, a port official told Reuters.

"It reopened at 0700. The first tanker has left and another one is about to dock," the official said. He said other tankers were lined up waiting to dock later in the day.

The Dos Bocas oil port in the Gulf of Mexico also reopened late on Wednesday and was operating normally.

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