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API: Petroleum demand rose in November

WASHINGTON – Total petroleum deliveries in November moved up 2.2% to average 19.6 MMbpd, and were the highest November deliveries in nine years, since 2007.

By shielding biggest buyer Asia from supply cuts, OPEC risks prolonging fuel glut

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- OPEC's efforts to hold market share in Asia by keeping its customers, which take about two-thirds of its exports, supplied amid wider output cuts could prolong the global fuel glut and frustrate its attempt to bolster prices.

West Africa crude: Overhang weighs, new programs due

LONDON (Reuters) -- West African crude differentials were coming under pressure on Thursday from an overhang of unsold cargoes, pending the imminent release of new loading programs that will boost availability further.

EIA: Crude stocks down, though inventories up again in Cushing

(Reuters) -- US crude stocks fell last week as refineries hiked output, while gasoline stocks increased and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

IEA: Oil demand to grow more swiftly, too early to assess global output cut

LONDON (Reuters) -- Global oil demand will rise more strongly than expected next year, although it is too soon to fully assess the impact of a joint cut in supply by the world's largest producers, International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

UAE's ADNOC to cut January oil supplies to Asia; Kuwait, Oman to follow

SINGAPORE/DUBAI (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on Tuesday said it would cut crude supplies by 3-5% across its three export grades to meet commitments under an OPEC deal to curb output.

OPEC, non-OPEC agree first global oil pact since 2001

VIENNA (Reuters) -- OPEC and non-OPEC producers on Saturday reached their first deal since 2001 to curtail oil output jointly and ease a global glut after more than two years of low prices that overstretched many budgets and spurred unrest in some countries.

Saudis order oil cuts to US, Europe before non-OPEC talks

VIENNA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia has told its US and European customers it will reduce oil deliveries from January as Russia signaled that a commitment from non-OPEC producers to join OPEC's output limits still faced challenges.

Rosneft says it has enough oil as Glencore raises stakes in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Rosneft said on Friday it has enough oil to fulfill new contracts with Swiss trader Glencore as markets gear up for a fierce battle between some of the world's largest merchants for supplies from the Russian company.

Oil extends gains on hopes for non-OPEC output cuts

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Oil prices extended gains for a second session running on Friday on optimism that non-OPEC producers would agree to cut output following a cartel agreement to limit production.