Oil prices ease on Venezuela optimism
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Oil prices have eased as fears of supply disruptions recede following a convincing referendum victory in Venezuela for President Hugo Chavez.
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Oil prices eased from new record highs  on Monday as victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a  referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the  country's oil exports.
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Oil prices fell on Tuesday as milder  weather in the immediate term quelled concerns about thin fuel  stocks, though the market remained nervous about possible  supply disruption in the Middle East and Russia.
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OIL prices were easing back from their recent record highs yesterday as the cost of a barrel dipped below the $46 mark.
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Oil prices eased back below $59 a barrel as investors focused on U.S. fuel data due later on Wednesday that is expected to show a rise in gasoline stocks in the world's top consumer.
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Oil prices eased on Friday as a hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico, although prices held near the previous day's record high on supply worries ahead of peak winter demand.
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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's top consumer.
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Oil prices eased below $62 on Monday, extending last week's losses, as concern over brimming global fuel inventories offset a likely second supply cut by OPEC and news of deepening Saudi export curbs.
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Oil prices eased further on Tuesday, as  the head of the OPEC cartel said markets were well-supplied  with crude and traders continued to take profits from this  year's 40 percent rally.
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Oil prices dropped yesterday as traders apparently shrugged off worries about whether production cuts by two key producing nations were harbingers of further restrictions by OPEC members.
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Oil prices declined on international markets on Thursday as reassuring levels of natural gas stocks eased fears of a winter energy crunch in the United States.
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Oil prices eased on Wednesday on mild US weather as traders waited to see whether the first cold snap of the US winter has eaten into low heating fuel supplies.
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Oil prices eased on Tuesday, as  Middle East cyclone fears waned, but concerns over gasoline  supply in the United States kept crude above the $70 mark.
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Oil prices slipped on Monday but held above $49 a barrel as easing concerns about a winter supply crunch pulled the market further away from record highs set two weeks ago.
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The price of oil has fallen as fears about interruptions to supplies being pumped out of Iraq eased slightly.
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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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Oil prices eased from record highs on  Monday as victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a  referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the  country's oil exports.