Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/20/2009

Oil Firms Producing at Loss Due to Lower Crude Prices

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The country’s oil companies are losing money on crude production after a decline in prices pushed the market value of a barrel of the Urals blend below the cost of getting the fuel to consumers and paying taxes, UBS said Tuesday.

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