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Oil prices continue slide amid worries over US demand

Crude oil prices fell yesterday for a second straight session and are now more than $20 a barrel off a recent peak, as a US Government report showed larger-than-expected increases in inventories of refined petrol and distillates.

Crude oil prices fell yesterday for a second straight session and are now more than $20 a barrel off a recent peak, as a US Government report showed larger-than-expected increases in inventories of refined petrol and distillates.