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May 16, 2015

Oil prices fall on weak China data
Singapore (AFP) May 14, 2015
Oil prices fell in Asia on Thursday as lacklustre Chinese economic data raised concerns about demand in the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery fell 20 cents to $60.30 while Brent crude for June eased 16 cents to $66.65 in afternoon trade. "The global demand situation for oil is considerably weaker than it was 24 hours ago lead by weak data coming in from China, and this has been the main factor pushing prices down," said Mic ... read more

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Florida lawmakers say no to Atlantic drilling Florida lawmakers introduced a bill to ban early oil and gas work off the state coast, saying an early push for east coast drilling was too risky. ... more		Oil production rebounds in North Dakota Oil production in North Dakota increased 1 percent despite obvious signs of a slowdown in the state's shale reserve areas, state data show. ... more		Export nod triggers Texas LNG construction After a federal export nod, Cheniere Energy, a liquefied natural gas pioneer, said it would proceed with construction of the first of two facilities in Texas. ... more
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