North American, OPEC decisions may be dragging on oil prices. UPI/Shutterstock/Calin Tatu Members of the U.S. Senate vote Tuesday on a bill that aims to clear a regulatory hurdle for the Keystone XL oil pipeline planned from Canada. The pipeline could clear more oil for refiners on the southern U.S. coast and influence the price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil, the U.S. benchmark. Russ Girling, chief executive officer at Keystone XL planner TransCanada, said in a statement Tuesday characterizing the project as an export pipeline is “factually incorrect.” WTI for the December contract fell below the $75 mark in early Tuesday trading. Long term contracts show WTI moving out of the $75 per barrel range only by February 2016. Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meet next week to consider their production guidelines in the shale era. Some OPEC members have already cut their prices in […]