US oil output is expected to return to a near record high averaging 13 million barrels daily by next year, the Energy Information Administration forecast
Higher oil prices are sending reverberations throughout the global economy in terms of higher consumer inflation in the U.S. and Europe and costlier fuel for heating, flying and driving
Brent crude futures dropped 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $75.04 a barrel at 0748 GMT, after settling 3.2% higher on Tuesday
Brent crude futures for February gained $1.61, or 2.3%, to $71.49 a barrel by 0720 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January were at $67.89 a barrel, up $1.63, or 2.5%
U.S. front month contract traded volumes remained low, at about 267,000 - below the 200-day moving average and far lower than the last four days.
Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.44 a barrel by 0742 GMT
The White House said Washington would consider a full range of tools at its disposal to guarantee access to affordable energy.
Eighteen months after slashing crude production during the pandemic, Riyadh is set to pump at almost pre-Covid levels of 9.8 million barrels a day this month
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday on growing signs of tightness in U.S. markets after Hurricane Ida hit offshore output, although benchmarks were heading for weekly losses of nearly 1% after China announced plans to sell crude from its strategic reserves.
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Rania El Gamal and Alex Lawler
OPEC and its allies will likely stick to their existing policy of gradual oil output increases, four sources said on Wednesday, even though the group revised up its 2022 demand outlook
Prices were also under pressure from concerns that power outages and flooding in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida will cut crude demand from refineries.
By Jessica Resnick-Ault
OPEC+ is likely to keep its oil output policy unchanged when the group meets on Wednesday and continue with its planned modest production increase, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters
Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks fueled by the Delta variant are raising concerns about the strength of the economic recovery globally
Brent crude lost $4.23, or 5.8%, at $69.36 a barrel by 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT).
OPEC+ is yet to make progress closing divisions between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates that last week prevented a deal to raise oil output, making another policy meeting this week less likely
Oil prices inched lower on Friday after OPEC+ ministers delayed a meeting on output policy as the United Arab Emirates balked at a plan to add back 2 million barrels per day in second half of year
OPEC+ ministers have agreed to delay their planned ministerial meeting by a day to Friday for further consultations on oil output policy, sources said on Thursday.