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12th Oct 2014 from TwitLonger

U.S., BRENT CRUDE FALL MORE $1 ON KUWAIT, SAUDI REPORT



12-Oct-2014 18:47 cst

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By Meeyoung Cho
SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Global oil prices lost more than a dollar on Monday in early Asian trades, as Kuwait said OPEC is unlikely to cut ouptut to support prices and Saudi Arabia privately told oil markets that it is ready to accept oil prices perhaps down to $80 a barrel.
U.S. front-month November crude futures CLc1 fell $1.01 a barrel at $84.81, and Brent crude oil LCOc1 declined $1.12 a barrel at $89.09.
Kuwait's oil minister Ali al-Omair was quoted as saying by state news agency KUNA on Sunday that OPEC is unlikely to cut oil production in an effort to prop up prices because such a move would not necessarily be effective. (Full Story)
Oil ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are scheduled to meet in Vienna on Nov. 27 to consider whether to adjust their output target of 30 million barrels per day (bpd) for early 2015.
Some OPEC members are clamoring for urgent production cuts to push global oil prices back up above $100 a barrel.
KUNA quoted Omair as saying $76-77 a barrel might be the level that would end the oil price slide, since that was the cost of oil production in the United States and Russia.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is also quietly telling oil market participants that Riyadh is comfortable with markedly lower oil prices for an extended period, a sharp shift in policy that may be aimed at slowing the expansion of rival producers including those in the U.S. shale patch. (Full Story)
In private meetings with oil market investors and analysts Saudi official have telegraphed that the kingdom, OPEC's largest producer, is ready to accept oil prices below $90 per barrel, and perhaps down to $80, for as long as a year or two, according to people who have been briefed on the recent conversations.
In a monthly report issued on Friday, OPEC said Saudi Arabia reported September production of 9.704 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 9.597 million in August, adding to signs it has yet to respond to a drop in prices well below $100 a barrel by trimming output.
The lack of a Saudi cut could add to perceptions of traders and analysts that the kingdom is looking to defend market share, not prices. (Full Story)

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