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Iran, Iraq at loggerheads with Saudis ahead of OPEC meeting

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Vladimir Soldatkin VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and Iraq are resisting pressure from Saudi Arabia to curtail oil production, making it hard for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to reach a deal to limit output and boost the price of crude when it meets on Wednesday. OPEC sources told Reuters a meeting of experts in Vienna on Monday failed to bridge differences between OPEC's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, and the group's second- and third-largest producers over the mechanics of output …

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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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Top Android news of the week: New malware hits Android, Apple lawsuit tossed, ASUS ad blocking

This week in Android came news of new malware that targets Android, you can no longer yell at Cortana, and ASUS will default ad blocking.

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Oil above $37 as U.S. supply tightens, still near 11-year low

“Some traders playing spot on the downside are getting out and calling it a year,” said Tariq Zahir, managing partner at Tyche Capital Advisors. Oil demand in 2015 was exceptionally high and at current prices, demand is going to remain strong next year,” said Olivier Jakob, analyst at Petromatrix. Crude inventories, which were expected to rise, fell 5.88 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration said.

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