OPEC: US recession fears cloud oil demand outlook
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Mounting concerns over a U.S. recession have obscured the demand outlook for OPEC's oil this year, the producer group said on Tuesday, dimming the prospect of an increase in supplies at its meeting next week.
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Limited spare capacity means that the ability of oil producers to meet the sharpest rise in demand since the 1970s is likely to be severely tested, according to experts attending an OPEC-sponsored seminar in Vienna.
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Oil prices fell on Monday on expectations of higher U.S. refinery production and after remarks by OPEC that it is ready to pump more oil if needed.
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The recent spike in oil prices has had some negative impact on the US economy, but the futures markets suggest that this will be a temporary phenomenon, a top Fed official said on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices were steady yesterday as traders weighed forecasts calling for mild US weather next week against anticipated further cuts by OPEC.
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Crude futures rose Friday amid market jitters over possible production cuts by OPEC at their meeting in Egypt, as well as fears that winter weather will put pressure on supplies.
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Top US economic forecasters are growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil prices on consumer and business spending in 2005, a survey released on Sunday showed.
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Singapore - Oil futures clung to a narrow range yesterday as the market braced for an expected Arctic blast in the US that could drive up heating oil prices, while traders fretted over potential supply disruptions in Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iraq.
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Analysts say OPEC could cut of oil production quota on Fridayâs meeting if US oil prices keep sliding. LONDON - Oil prices rebounded Monday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed
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Oil prices extended a streak of losses  on Tuesday as dealers anticipated that strong OPEC output and  recovering production in the United States would boost lean  stockpiles in time for peak winter heating demand.
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Although the United States is seemingly heading toward a recession, OPEC may soon have to cut its output to offset a seasonal demand slowdown in the spring.
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Oil prices fell on Thursday on expectations that the United States might loan some crude to U.S. refiners from its strategic petroleum reserve after weather-related disruptions led to a big dip in supplies.
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New York crude oil futures fell, extending last week&#39;s 5.1 percent decline, on expectations warmer- than-normal weather in the US will reduce demand on the country&#39;s fuel stockpiles.
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Oil prices eased but held over $76 on  Monday, as expectations OPEC will maintain supply curbs on  Tuesday countered weak U.S. jobs data that raised concerns of a  recession in the world&#39;s top consumer.
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Oil rose on Tuesday, as the market grappled with worries over an economic slowdown in the United States and supply concerns from Venezuela and Nigeria.
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SINGAPORE - Crude oil futures hovered around the US$55-a-barrel mark Wednesday on fears of a heating oil shortage ahead of the northern winter, and oil cartel OPEC urged Washington to release more oil from its strategic reserve to calm the market.
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Oil prices rise amid colder weather in the US and speculation that oil cartel Opec might cut output.