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            <title><![CDATA[Wall Street Falls as Oil Prices Surge on Middle East Unrest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wall Street continued its trading week in the red as oil prices rose sharply. Leading indexes in New York fell on Thursday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:05:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela considers leaving OPEC as U.S. influence over oil resources grows, Bloomberg says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Venezuela is considering leaving OPEC as the United States increases its influence over the country's oil resources, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Symbolic increase in oil production in July as OPEC-plus agrees modest quota rise, Strait of Hormuz blockade prevents implementation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The largest members of the OPEC-plus oil cartel have agreed to a modest increase in their production quotas for July. However, a blockade of exports from the Persian Gulf prevents most of the countries from implementing the increase.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates leaves OPEC and OPEC-plus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. The announcement temporarily pushed down the unusually high oil prices, but only marginally.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ agrees to symbolic production increase for May]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The eight members of the OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to increase production in May, delegates told Bloomberg on condition of anonymity. However, as things stand today, the increase is mostly symbolic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Halted rush in oil prices after Middle East unrest as refinery halts production and a tanker was hit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices are rising sharply, as expected, following unrest in the Middle East in recent days. However, the price surge has slowed. A major refinery has halted operations, and a tanker has been hit.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:59:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More oil production could push down gasoline prices]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It could soon be cheaper to fill up your petrol or diesel tank. The world market price of crude oil is falling as a decision on increased production is expected ahead of this weekend's meeting of the OPEC+ cartel – where Russia and Saudi Arabia are holding the reins.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Demand Surpasses Expectations for 2026, Says IEA]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Demand for oil in 2026 is estimated at 104.6 million barrels per day by the Paris-based International Energy Agency IEA. This is an increase compared to the previous forecast, which was 104.4 million barrels per day.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opec-plus to Boost Oil Production by 547,000 Barrels Daily in September]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:45:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC and Russia to Discuss July Oil Production Levels]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The heaviest actors in the Opec oil cartel and major oil countries like Russia are to decide on production volumes for July over the weekend. First, the situation on the oil market will be reviewed at a digital meeting on Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 07:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stockholm Stock Exchange Sees Volatile Day Amid Tariff Confusion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Stockholm stock exchange plummeted by approximately 8 percent when trading began on Monday morning, but the prices recovered in the afternoon only to fall again in the final trading. The broad OMXS index closed at minus 4.8 percent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 05:52:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[So the Saudis sabotaged the climate meeting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia was a brake pad in the climate negotiations at the UN top meeting in Baku. The country's representatives changed directly in the negotiating texts, blocked attempts to intensify emission reductions and did not respond when countries wanted to talk.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:45:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upward trend on the Stockholm Stock Exchange]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Stockholm stock exchange continued to rise throughout Monday and at the close, the broad OMXS index landed 0.5 percent up.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:44:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil production is being cut back – again]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC cuts forecast for oil consumption]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC and Russia may postpone oil production increase]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC lowers its oil forecast]]></title>
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