Crude oil declined for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, with Brent crude posting a 12 percent loss for the month, as world powers started to negotiate intensively a nuclear deal with Iran that could bring an additional 1 million barrels per day back online in the coming months. Brent oil dropped $1.18, or 2.1 percent, to settle at $55.11 a barrel, after decreasing to $54.72 during the session. WTI crude decreased $1.08, or 2.2 percent to close at $47.60, off its earlier low at $47.28.
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Crude oil closed down for a second consecutive session on Monday as Iran and six world powers accelerated the pace of negotiations to reach a nuclear deal with Tehran that could ease Western sanctions and allow OPEC member to carry crude into an already flooded market. Benchmark Brent oil declined 12 cents to settle at $56.29 a barrel, after slipping $1.21 earlier. WTI crude dropped 19 cents to settle at $48.68, having fallen by $1.26 earlier.
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RWE Generation will close the oil-fired power plant at Littlebrook in Britain on Tuesday because of European Union environmental law, as confirmed by the company on Monday.
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French oil producer Total has decided to vend a stake in an onshore oilfield in Nigeria for $569 million, bringing the profits from prior divestments in the country to over $1 billion.
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Russia could permit more oil firms to access its offshore projects, as stated by Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Friday.
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