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Crude oil prices have retreated US$50-53 per barrel or US$360-390 a ton since its peak of June 2014. More than that, the first two weeks of December has already seen them falling more than US$11 a barrel, the fastest drop in a shortest period not heard in recent years. International benchmarks have touched new five-year lows on 12 December after the world's energy watchdog forecast even lower prices on weaker demand and larger supplies next year.
