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        <title><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi - Former Freelance Reporter:Saudi Arabia]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi-Kuwaiti Talks on Shared Oil Stall Over Chevron]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-02/saudi-kuwaiti-talks-on-shared-oil-are-said-to-stall-over-chevron</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:21:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC Gives Tepid Response to Trump's Demand for Lower Oil Prices]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elena Mazneva]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:10:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Letter Reaffirms OPEC Divisions Before Meeting in Algeria]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:54:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Over-Compliance Leaves Room for Saudi Oil-Output Boost]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:20:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The crude oil tanker &apos;Devon&apos; sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharq Island to transport crude oil to export markets in the Persian Gulf, Iran. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco Puts IPO on Hold to Focus on Giant Chemicals Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:15:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco's Crude Output in 2017 Fell From Annual Record]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Target Saudis Can Ill Afford to Miss. And It's Not Aramco IPO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:55:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC Oil Production Climbs as Saudi Arabia Pumps Near Record]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:14:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC Producer Taps Banks for $1.1 Billion Loan in Shale Push]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/kuwait-s-foreign-oil-unit-gets-1-1-billion-loan-in-shale-push</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:15:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A completed Royal Dutch Shell Plc &quot;Christmas tree&quot; well stands near Mentone, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron Corp., are jumping into American shale with gusto, planning to spend a combined $10 billion this year, up from next to nothing only a few years ago. Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco CEO Says Deal for Sabic Would Affect IPO Timeline]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/saudi-aramco-ceo-says-sabic-deal-will-affect-ipo-timeline</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aramco-Sabic Deal Would Funnel Billions to Saudi Sovereign Fund]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/aramco-sabic-deal-would-funnel-billions-to-saudi-sovereign-fund</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Javier Blas]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reduce Prices or Expect Demand to Sink, Oil Guzzler Warns OPEC]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-05/saudis-said-to-tell-opec-june-output-jumped-to-10-5-million-b-d</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:45:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Backs Off Trump Tweet on Saudis Helping Lower Oil Price]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Wingfield]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Is Planning Record Crude Oil Production in July]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Javier Blas]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:28:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ Agrees to Oil-Supply Boost in Victory for Saudis, Russia]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-23/opec-meets-its-allies-in-vienna-for-approval-of-oil-supply-hike</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant Smith]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC+ to Boost Oil Output After Saudis Secure Deal With Iran]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/opec-is-said-to-have-deal-in-principle-with-iran-for-output-hike</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:15:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC Nears Compromise on Supply Boost After Saudi-Iran Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Golnar Motevalli]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia-Saudi Plans for Super-OPEC Could Reshape Global Order]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/russia-saudi-plans-for-super-opec-could-reshape-global-oil-order</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OPEC Seeks Last-Minute Compromise as Iran Opposes Supply Boost]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wael Mahdi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudis Take Oil Consumers' Side as OPEC Nears Pivotal Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Golnar Motevalli]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:51:29 GMT</pubDate>
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