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Oil below $79 as storm fears abate

washingtonpost.com
Nov. 10, 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell to below $79 a barrel on Tuesday, as tropical storm Ida, which cut U.S. oil and gas supplies, was downgraded from a powerful hurricane and U.S. crude oil stockpiles were forecast to rise slightly.
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