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Crude extends gains after surge on short-covering, cold spell

Oil prices soared 10 percent on Friday, one of the biggest daily rallies ever, as bearish traders who had taken out record short positions scrambled to close them, betting the market's long rout may finally be over. “Low crude oil prices continue to negatively impact high cost U.S. oil producers. A massive snowstorm on the U.S. East Coast helped stoke demand for oil for heating, helping

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OPEC sees oil market rebalancing in 2016, but Iran to counter non-OPEC decline

OPEC forecast on Monday that oil supply from non-member countries will post a larger-than-expected decline this year due to the collapse in prices, boosting the need for crude from the producer group. Supply outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would decline by 660,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, led by the United States, OPEC said in a

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Oil slumps below $28 to 2003 low as Iran sanctions lifted

Oil prices slumped to a 2003 low below $28 per barrel on Monday as the market anticipated a rise in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against Tehran over the weekend. Responding to Tehran's compliance with a nuclear deal, the …

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Oil slumps below $28 to 2003 low as Iran sanctions lifted