Oil rises to near $83 ahead of OPEC policy meeting
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Oil rose slightly to near $83 a barrel Thursday in Asia as OPEC heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran face off over the group's crude production policy.
Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 29 cents to $82.91 per barrel at midafternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 60 cents to settle at $82.62 in New York on Wednesday. (AP)
