Oil extends slide as traders seek fresh leads on OPEC
 

* Traders look to **v. 27 OPEC meeting for direction * Higher Saudi oil exports in September weigh on sentiment (Recasts and updates with U.S. trading session; changes byline, dateline, previous LONDON) By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, **v 18 (Reuters) - Oil extended its slide on Tuesday as traders looked beyond price defense attempts by Russia and Venezuela and toward Saudi Arabia and OPEC for fresh leads on whether the cartel will cut production when it meets later this month. Saudi Arabia, the most powerful member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the world's **. ...

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