The administration's announcement establishes a tight timeline for lease sales, with the earliest they could occur being on or about Jan. 17
OPEC+ is due to meet next on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, following a high-level ministerial meeting on Tuesday
Putin said on Thursday he had been in contact with Saudi Arabia, OPEC's top producer, as well as the United States
Brent crude for December fell 32 cents, or 0.8%, to $42.53 a barrel by 0347 GMT and US West Texas Intermediate for November was at $40.30 a barrel, down 30 cents, or 0.7%
The National Oil Corp., Libya's state energy company, lifted force majeure on the western deposit of Sharara and instructed its operator to resume production, according to a statement on Sunday
Libya's prized, light crude has long featured in the North African country''s civil war with rival militias and foreign powers jostling for control of Africa''s largest oil reserves
The Dallas Fed did not say if the peak was considered temporary or permanent as major oil firms have been discussing
OPEC and allies are scheduled to hold an online meet to discuss compliance with their agreed output cuts and demand trends amid falling oil prices and a faltering economic recovery outlook
rent crude futures gained 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.27 a barrel, after climbing 4.2% on Wednesday
Sally weakened on Tuesday to a Category One hurricane with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour
Sally was upgraded to a hurricane on Monday, with expected landfall on Tuesday
Offshore platforms and one refinery along the US Gulf Coast shut down on Sunday as they prepared for a second hurricane strike in less than a month
OPEC and its allies may discuss this month countries which have lagged in reducing their oil output under a global oil cut deal, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as saying on Monday
Abdul Jabbar said last month that Iraq would cut its oil production by an additional 400,000 bpd in August and September to compensate for its overproduction in the three previous months
Oil producers on Tuesday had evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output
Energy firms shut 57.6%, or 1.07 million barrels per day (bpd), of offshore crude oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico because of the twin threat from Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura
China had emerged as a top U.S. crude buyer, taking $5.42 billion worth in 2018 before trade tensions brought flows to a near halt
Brent crude was up 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $45.10, heading for a gain of about 1.6% this week
There is still a long way to go before Asian demand can be relied upon again
London-based BP has previously said it plans to cut its overall output by roughly 1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boepd) by the end of 2030 from its current 3.6 million boepd