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Oil weak as OPEC aims to offset rising US output

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pulled down by caution that rising US crude output could scupper a rally that lasted for most of the third quarter.

Matrix Markets auctions 4.750 MMbbl of storage capacity

HOUSTON — Matrix Markets LLC announced that 4.750 MMbbl of LOOP capacity allocation contracts (CACs) were sold during the Oct. 3 auction.

OPEC looking at deepening, extending oil supply cut

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Oil producer group OPEC is looking at extending or deepening a supply-cutting deal with non-member countries, two OPEC ministers said on Wednesday, keeping open the prospect of additional action to get rid of a glut and prop up prices.

Buckeye Partners resumes operation at its Yabucoa oil terminal

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Buckeye Partners has resumed full operations at its oil terminal and storage tanks in Puerto Rico two weeks after it closed the facility ahead of Hurricane Maria, the company said on Tuesday.

India's Reliance makes first purchase of US crude

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India’s Reliance Industries Ltd has purchased crude oil cargoes from the United States for the first time, drawn by the lower price for US oil versus global benchmarks, three trade sources said on Tuesday.

Oil exports will be main topic at OPEC, non-OPEC meeting in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Oil exports will be in the spotlight at a meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC members in Moscow this week, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday.

Oil prices fall for a second day on oversupply concerns

TOKYO (Reuters) — Oil fell edged lower on Tuesday, declining for a second day and sapping more strength from a Q3 rally, amid signs that a global glut in crude may not be clearing as quickly as bulls had hoped.

Laredo to sell Permian pipeline unit stake for $825 MM

(Reuters) — Oil and gas producer Laredo Petroleum said on Monday it would sell its stake in a Permian pipeline unit for $825 MM, lower than some industry estimates and prodding the company's shares down nearly 8%.

Canada review of Trans Mountain pipeline flawed, lawyers argue

VANCOUVER/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — Canada failed in its duty to consult First Nations and other groups on the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, and therefore the approval of the $5.9 B project must be overturned, lawyers for project opponents argued at the launch of a judicial review on Monday.

Noble Group expects to sell oil liquids business by end-December

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Noble Group Ltd (NGL) expects to sell its oil liquids business by the end of December as part of a plan to slim down drastically and focus on its core Asian coal trading business after a crisis-wracked 2 yr.