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Cooperation with OPEC? No thank you, ex-Soviet producers say

MOSCOW/ASTANA/BAKU, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Ex-Soviet oil producers, led by Russia, are not bowing to pressure to reduce output in order to lift global prices, leaving little chance of a deal when OPEC experts meet with producers outside the group on Wednesday.

Japan's JOGMEC buys Das crude for reserves-sources

TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - State-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC) on Monday bought about 2.52 million barrels (400,000 kilolitres) of Abu Dhabi Das crude via tender for the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserves, industry sources said on Tuesday.

REUTERS SUMMIT-Vitol sees oil struggling to break above $60/bbl by end-2016

* Vitol CEO sees global demand growth in 2016 at 1.35 mln bpd

UPDATE 2-Genel cuts forecasts as Iraqi Kurdistan owes more than $400 mln

* Cuts 2015 production guidance to 85,000-90,0000 bpd (Updates with news about payment receipt)

Azerbaijan sees 1.8 pct GDP growth in 2016, bases budget on $50 oil price

BAKU, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan expects its economy to grow significantly slower next year, due to a decline in oil prices and an expected smaller output of the energy sector, whose sales of oil and gas are key sources of state revenue.

Singapore oil service firms tap alternatives to scarce bank funding

SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Offshore services firms in the Asian oil hub of Singapore are turning to higher-cost alternative funding avenues to offset a shortfall in bank-led financing, straining their liquidity that is already squeezed by weak oil prices, industry executives say.

Japan acknowledges possible radiation casualty at Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday acknowledged the first possible casualty from radiation at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, a worker who was diagnosed with cancer after the crisis broke out in 2011.

REUTERS SUMMIT-India's ONGC targets $10-$12 bln foreign oil and gas investments

* OVL widens acquisition strategy to look at corporate buy outs

BUZZ-Weak China data takes bite out of European cyclicals' rally

** Stocks of UK miners fall as weak economic data from China spurs a bout of profit-taking for a second day

REUTERS SUMMIT-China Aviation Oil aims to tap China boom in foreign travel

SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Asia's biggest jet fuel buyer, China Aviation Oil, aims to expand its operations overseas to provide fuel to meet a boom in the number of Chinese flying overseas, the firm's chief executive said.

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