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Irina Slav

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  • World’s Biggest Oil Traders Zero In On Shale Hot Spots

    Published 11 July 2017 | viewed 17,761 times

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  • U.S. To Be A Top-Ten Oil Exporter In Three Years

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  • Balance Of Oil Power Shifts Away From OPEC

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  • Strong Demand Expectations To Lift Oil Prices

    Published 11 July 2017 | viewed 18,012 times

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  • Citi: Demand Growth Could Push Oil To $60 By Christmas

    Published 10 July 2017 | viewed 25,211 times

    Crude oil prices could jump to US$60 a barrel by this year’s end thanks to growing demand and lower OPEC supply, according to Citigroup’s senior…

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    Published 10 July 2017 | viewed 14,979 times

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    Published 10 July 2017 | viewed 16,922 times

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