From OPEC, Conflicting Talk of Output Cut
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Conflicting reports about the timing and the size of any output reduction sent energy markets on a roller coaster.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- OPEC is likely to trim production again, the president of the oil cartel said Friday, adding that he expects a cut of at least 500,000 barrels a day.
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VIENNA, Austria -- Shrugging off calls to pump more oil, OPEC ministers decided to keep output at present levels at their meeting Friday out of fear that a softening global economy will translate into weakened demand.
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The president of OPEC said yesterday that oil prices are too high to allow a cut in output when it meets this weekend.
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OPEC cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide further before the producer group meets next Friday, a senior OPEC delegate said on Friday.
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Oil producing cartel Opec is to cut back on over-production in an attempt to halt the recent slide in prices, Kuwait's oil minister says.
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Oil cartel OPEC is set to keep output  quotas steady at a meeting in Caracas on Thursday, overruling a  proposal by host Venezuela -- the group&#039;s fiercest price hawk  -- to cut production.
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All options, including cutting quotas, are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed informally on the need to cut output by at least 1 million barrels a day (bpd) to keep the price of its crudes above $50-$55, the Financial Times reported on Thursday without naming sources.
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OPEC was meeting on Tuesday to consider a modest rise in oil output proposed by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states in a gesture to consumers worried by the economic impact of $77 oil and rapidly diminishing stocks.
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OPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off.
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The status of Iraq&#39;s crucial oil exports was mired in confusion Tuesday, with government and industry officials giving contradictory statements
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OPEC ministers were divided on Saturday on the need for deeper oil-supply cuts, with some concerned about high fuel stockpiles and others reluctant because crude prices are holding firm above $60.
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VIENNA, Austria Sept. 14, 2004 - Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were divided Tuesday on whether output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause prices to drop.
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BEIRUT: As a strategy for rescuing the plummeting price of a barrel of oil, OPEC&#39;s much touted production cut on Friday was about as much use as breaking wind over a field instead of using compost.
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World oil prices continue to remain volatile after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided over the weekend to cut production output by one million barrels per day.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices settled above $60 a barrel yesterday on expectations that OPEC would soon cut its output, though a representative of Saudi Arabia denied there was a deal to reduce production.