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Oil tumbles as Irma imperils demand in gasoline-thirsty Florida

Bloomberg Oil declined the most since July as Hurricane Irma threatened to slash energy demand that had only just begun to recover from the wrath of Harvey. Futures slid 3.3% in New York. While Valero Energy Corp. and other refiners resumed fuel production after Harvey roared ashore two weeks ago, demand for gasoline and other transportation fuels may falter across ...

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Kazakhstan may strike separate deal with OPEC on oil output curbs

ASTANA / Reuters Kazakhstan is aiming for a standalone deal with leading global oil producers on restraining its crude production due to a need to crank up output at its Kashagan field, a Kazakh official said. The Central Asian nation increased oil and gas condensate output by 9.9 percent in January-July to 49.907 million tonnes, or 1.724 million barrels per ...

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Algeria okays measures to cover budget deficit

ALGIERS / Reuters Algeria’s government has approved draft amendments to a law aimed at securing new funding sources to cover budget deficits as it struggles to cope with a sharp fall in energy earnings. Amendments to the Money and Credit Law were endorsed at a cabinet meeting, chaired by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, that discussed plans for the newly appointed government ...

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