Brent crude was up 72 cents, or 1.2%, at $59.56
Oil prices rose on Wednesday to highest since February 2020 after Saudi Arabia agreed to reduce output more than expected in a meeting with allied producers
Brent oil prices rose to the highest since February after Saudi Arabia agreed to make bigger cuts in output than expected during a meeting with allied producers
Oil prices fell as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic
The Russian government, after internal talks with its own oil companies, has settled on its position, a person familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January fell 35 cents, or 0.8%, to $45.18 a barrel
The east-west divide is an added conundrum for OPEC+, which on Monday and Tuesday needs to decide whether to delay a production increase slated for January -- and if so, for how long
Key members of OPEC are wary that strains in the OPEC+ alliance could reemerge with Biden as US President, close sources said and would miss Trump who helped bring about a record oil output cut
OPEC has cut oil output in June as it works to implement a supply restraint agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from tanker-tracking company Petro-Logistics
An extension to cuts was contingent on high compliance, three Opec sources told Reuters
Gold is trading near all time high and some pullback is expected. Instead of chasing prices at a higher level, we recommend to buy on dips near 44,300.
The OPEC nations have agreed to "a different limit reduction of about 23 per cent", said US President Donald Trump
The alliance is tentatively aiming to hold the virtual gathering on April 9 instead of Monday as it previously intended, a delegate familiar with the matter said.
Riyadh needs high oil prices to balance its budget and support the pricing for the Aramco initial public offering, which could be the world's biggest
On Friday Brent and US crude both fell on concerns that talks to end the trade war between the United States and China
The new agreement between OPEC and its so-called OPEC+ partners is being seen as a sign of the cartel's efforts to stay relevant in a market which has been transformed by booming US shale oil output
Saudi Arabia faces pressure from US President Donald Trump to help the global economy by refraining from cutting oil supplies
Possibly complicating any Opec decision is the crisis around the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October
Twenty-four countries decided to maintain production cut of about 1.8 million barrels per day until December 31, 2018