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 A midweek update. Oil prices fell 3 percent on Wednesday, paring their big gains for August after EIA data showed a surprise weekly build of 2.3 million barrels in US crude and distillate stockpiles and a smaller-than-expected drawdown in gasoline.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Nigeria -Venezuela -The Briefs

 A midweek update. It has been a volatile three days for oil with prices falling on Monday, rebounding on Tuesday, and falling again on Wednesday.

 A midweek update. Oil prices climbed for the fifth straight day on Wednesday after a drop in the US crude and gasoline inventories and a weaker dollar added to the clamor about the possibility of an OPEC+Russia oil production freeze in late September.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Russia -Nigeria -Venezuela -The Briefs

 A mid-week update. The price rally last week that was based on short covering and revived hopes that oil exporters would get together and freeze production came to an end this week amid a flurry of reports pointing to lower oil prices ahead.

A midweek update. After closing below $40 a barrel on Tuesday, oil prices rebounded on Wednesday following the EIA report that US gasoline stocks fell by 3.3 million barrels vs. an expected 200,000.