OPEC sees 2015 supply surplus rising, even as oil slump slows shale boom
 

* Says low prices start slowing U.S. shale growth * Points to even larger, 2.41 mbpd supply surplus in H1 2015 * Saudi Arabia reports it is keeping output stable (Adds details on U.S. output forecast, supply surplus) By Alex Lawler LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The collapse in oil prices is starting to slow growth in U.S. output, OPEC said on Thursday, although the slowdown will **t prevent an increasing global surplus in 2015 and demand for the exporter group's oil falling to its lowest in a decade. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecast demand for the group's oil would drop to 28.78 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2015, down 140,000 bpd from its prior estimate and well over 1 million bpd less than it is currently producing. Oil prices have fallen almost 60 percent since June, partly because OPEC in **vember decided against cutting output to retain market share against rival suppliers.

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