Oil prices drop as supply fears ease after invasion
Oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Monday with October WTI settling at 26.41 a barrel, down from 30.91. Traders attributed the decline to eased Middle East tensions and a softer market mood as oil ministers from OPEC discussed the supply outlook.
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oil patch wary of quick gains amid price crisis
Big oil producers including those in Vienna signaled readiness to boost output to cover shortfalls caused by the Iraqi invasion. In New York traders, the Permian Basin oil sector has warned that the industry is not set to reap rapid profits from the crisis. Charles Perry and Harry Spannaus of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association have argued prices must rise to sustain supply.
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OPEC nears temp agreement to boost production
In Vienna, OPEC ministers moved toward an informal understanding to allow temporary output increases by Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and others to offset Persian Gulf crisis losses. Senior delegates, speaking anonymously, said most nations agreed they would raise production regardless.
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Iraqi embassy staff ordered to leave U.S. amid Gulf crisis
Fifty-two Americans freed in Turkey after an ordeal linked to Iraq and Kuwait tensions. U.N. Secretary General Perez de Cuellar urged diplomacy. Iraq ordered expulsion of 36 embassy staff and travel limits for others. U.S. troops maintain logistics as talks with Iraq continue.
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Four Arrested in Odessa Meth Lab Seizure
Ector County Precinct 3 Constable Gary Duesier along with narcotics investigators from the District Attorney's Office and task forces raided a suspected methamphetamine lab at 2816 Ranchland Ave in Odessa early Monday. Four people were taken into custody and enough chemicals to produce about $200000 in meth were seized.
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Texas Blues Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan Dies In Helicopter Crash
Grammy winning blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when a helicopter carrying Vaughan and four others crashed into a hill after a concert near East Troy Wisconsin. Eric Clapton and his entourage were aboard a separate helicopter but Clapton and his party landed safely in Chicago. The Omni Flight helicopter carried Vaughan his agent Bobby Brooks his bodyguard and tour manager. The crash occurred in dense fog on Alpine Valley property, leaving bodies scattered across a ski slope area. Vaughan 35 had risen from Texas blues to fame in the 1980s earning two Grammys and multiple honors while drawing on B B King Muddy Waters and Albert King influence.
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Bulgaria cracks down on protesters in Sofia blaze
About 20 000 Socialists protest near their burned Sofia headquarters after an anti communist attack. Police used force if needed as 39 people were arrested and 17 injured in the dusk fire that gutted the eight floor building and looters carried off TVs and computers.
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