Correction to Crude Oil Story

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries -- of which Iran is the third-largest member -- and 10 producers outside the cartel, including Russia, agreed in November to extend a deal to cut crude output by nearly 2% through the end of this year. "Iran Unrest Continues to Buoy Crude Prices" at 8:33 a.m. ET, incorrectly stated the deal was through the end of next year in the tenth paragraph. (Jan. 3, 2018)

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January 03, 2018 12:21 ET (17:21 GMT)