NYMEX-Oil steadies below $76, investors cautious

                                
 PERTH, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices steadied at
around $76 on Monday, as nervous investors continued to eye
developments in debt-laden Dubai with caution and assess its
impact on the pace of the global economic recovery.
                                
 FUNDAMENTALS
                                
 * U.S. crude for January delivery slipped 7 cents to $75.98
a barrel by 0043 GMT. The contract fell $1.91 to $76.05 a
barrel on Friday, 2.5 percent below Wednesday's settlement.
                                
 * Abu Dhabi, wealthy capital of the United Arab Emirates,
will "pick and choose" how to assist debt-laden neighbour
Dubai, a senior official said on Saturday, after fears of a
Dubai default sent global markets reeling. [ID:nGEE5AR032]
                                
 * Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium
enrichment plants in a major expansion of its atomic programme,
just two days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog rebuked it for
carrying out such work in secret. [ID:nHAF931993]
                                
 MARKETS NEWS
                                
 * The dollar rose against the euro and a basket of
currencies on Friday as fears of a possible Dubai debt default
boosted the greenback's safe-haven appeal. [USD/]
                                
 * Dubai, jobs data, Black Friday results and a chance for
Congress to throw fireballs at Fed chief Ben Bernanke: The U.S.
stock market's path to glory is fraught with peril this week.
[ID:nN29333721]
                                
 * Fears of a possible Dubai debt default rippled through
markets for a second day on Friday, but the exodus from stocks
and rush to the safe-haven U.S. dollar slowed as investors
discounted contagion. [MKTS/GLOB]
                                
 DATA/EVENTS
                                
 * The following data is expected on Monday:
                                
 - Britain consumer confidence for Nov
                                
 - Japan construction orders (1600 local time)
                                
 - Japan Housing Starts (1600 local time)
                                
 - France Producer Prices Oct
                                
 - Italy Producer Prices Oct
                                
 - Britain Mortgage lendings, approvals
                                
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last?[ID:nN27435919] > Banks, world leaders play down Dubai
debt threat[ID:nGEE5AQ13P] > US stocks drop, dollar gains on
Dubai worry    [ID:nN27432741] > Dubai fears will burnish dlr's
safe-haven appeal[ID:nN27432557]
                                
 PRICES
 Oil prices as of 0043 GMT          
 Contract Mnth    Price  Change  Day ago     pct     MA-20*
 NYMEX Contracts
 US Crude JAN0   $75.98   -0.07   -$1.91  -2.45%     $78.13
 Heat Oil DEC9   196.23   +0.01    -2.79  -1.40%     201.86
 RBOB     DEC9   192.90   +0.28    -7.14  -3.57%     197.31
 Natgas   JAN0   $5.147  -0.045  +$0.029  +0.56%     $4.639
 ICE Contracts
 Brent    JAN0   $76.89   -0.29   +$0.19  +0.25%     $77.54
 Gasoil   DEC9  $609.00   +4.00   -$5.75  -0.94%    $622.33
 Note: U.S. heating oil and RBOB gasoline contracts listed in
cents per gallon.
 * = 20-day moving average for continuation month.
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                    CRUDE OIL MARKET NEWS
                                
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fields...[ASIA/NEW]
                                
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fields..[NSEA/NEW]
                                
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projects.....[ENERGY/NEW]
                                
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Sea............[CRU/E]
                                
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outlook.....[EUR/CRU]
                                
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report......[O/I]
                                
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spread...............<ASIA/SWAP/CRUDE>
                                
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diffs...............<CRUDE/ASIA2>
                                
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swaps..........<CRUDE/ASIA1>
                                
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