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Oil drops below $59 for first time since 2009

Oil drops below $59 for first time since 2009

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Oil fell below $59 a barrel for the first time since May 2009 on Tuesday, extending a six-month selloff as slowing Chinese factory activity and weakening emerging-market currencies added to concerns about demand.

OPEC cuts 2015 demand forecast for its oil to lowest in a decade

OPEC cuts 2015 demand forecast for its oil to lowest in a decade

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

These countries are feeling the heat from the US shale oil producers.