Producers should not bank on a return to the good old days, writes Ed Crooks
Trading houses hope to draw line under the Big Drop
Brent crude climbs to 2016 peak ahead of Doha meeting between producer countries
Oil bulls hoping that producers meeting will yield positive results on supply
Deals highlight how Russian group is selling equity to finance development of its prize assets
Few are forecasting a quick return to higher prices
Putin ally questions feasibility of co-ordinated action to reverse crude price rout
Venezuela seeks to drum up support for reductions to bolster prices
Prospect of Iran adding to supply glut vies with chances of Opec-led production cuts
Oil minister Eulogio del Pino to visit Russia and Opec countries
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