UPDATE 1-U.S. approved 52 oil re-export licenses in last 6 months

(New throughout, adds table, details on export destinations) By Selam Gebrekidan NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce approved 52 crude oil re-export licenses in the last six months to destinations other than Canada, the department said on Tuesday. The permits, which were approved between October 2013 and March, include 14 licenses for re-exports to European countries, according to data released by the department's Bureau of Industry and Security. The Uni