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Oil falls below $54 in Asia ahead of OPEC meeting
By ALEX KENNEDY,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 8 minutes ago
SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell below $54 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors eyed a possible production cut by OPEC this weekend amid a gloomy global demand outlook.
Light, sweet crude for January delivery was down $1.10 to $53.34 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midday in Singapore. Trading was closed Thursday in the U.S. for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Oil prices have fluctuated between $50 and $55 this week, pausing after fall of over 60 percent since reaching a record $147.27 in mid-July.
Grim economic data this week pointing to a severe recession in the U.S. in the fourth quarter and signs of growth slowing around the world have kept prices from rebounding further.
"The drop-off in demand is going to continue," said Jonathan Kornafel, Asia director at market maker Hudson Capital Energy in Singapore. "There's no reason for the market to rally."
Oil will likely trade below $50 a barrel and could test the $40 level by the end of the year, Kornafel said.
Investors will be watching whether the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reduces output quotas at an informal meeting Saturday in Cairo. Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez on Wednesday called on OPEC to cut production by 1 million barrels a day.
OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri on Thursday said the group should not panic in the face of falling oil prices. Russia also indicated this week it may join OPEC in lowering output.
"I don't expect a cut out of the Cairo meeting, but I do expect a 1.5 million barrel cut at their December meeting," Kornafel said. "I wouldn't be surprised to see Russia get in with OPEC either."
In other Nymex trading, gasoline futures was steady at $1.18 a gallon. Heating oil dropped 2.36 cents to $1.71 a gallon while natural gas for January delivery slid 16.3 cents to $6.72 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In London, December Brent crude fell 48 cents to $52.65 on the ICE Futures exchange.
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