SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices dipped in Asia Tuesday after mounting a strong rally the day before as traders remain doubtful that talks on an output freeze among key crude producers will lead to agreement. US crude rose back above $30 a barrel and European benchmark Brent climbed well over $34 on Monday on hopes that the discussions would lead to concrete action to stabilise the battered market. But at around 0600 GMT on Tuesday, US […]
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Facing new oil glut, Saudi tries to avoid 1980s mistakes to halt price slide
(Reuters) – Still haunted by its failed attempt to prevent a steep drop in oil prices by slashing production by almost three quarters in the 1980s, the world’s top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is determined not to make the same mistake again. The oil glut of the 1980s, the early days of the modern crude market and a distant memory for most traders, has resurfaced recently in conversations with Saudi officials and veteran analysts who see it […]





