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Oil prices stay steady despite Mideast conflict / Clifford Krauss, Energy &#38; Environment, New York Times blog, 21/11/2012http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/business/energy-environment/despite-the-rise-in-mideast-violence-oil-prices-stay-steady.htmlGlobal oil prices went up and down Wednesday as diplomatic efforts to end the turmoil in Israel and the Gaza Strip faltered and then appeared to succeed. But after eight days of violence, most benchmark prices are little changed from where they began...