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Oil prices fall with U.S. production expected to rise

January 19, 2017

Oil prices fell to the lowest in a week on Wednesday on a strong dollar and expectations that U.S. producers would boost output, while OPEC signalled a drop in the global oil supply surplus this year as the group’s output fell from a record high.

U.S. shale production is set to snap a three-month decline in February, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday, as energy firms boost drilling activity.

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