Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Oil Eases From Nine-Month High; Nigerian Unions, Government Start Talks

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a nine-month high
in New York after reports Nigerian unions had started talks with
the government to avert a strike that would affect Africa's largest
oil industry.

Nigeria's two main oil unions plan to meet the government and
hold internal talks today to decide on the strike tomorrow, Reuters
reported, citing Peter Akpatason, the president of the National
Union of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers.


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