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OPEC+ deadlocked over raising oil output, to resume talks on Tuesday

OPEC+ will resume talks after reaching a deadlock over February oil output levels as Saudi argued against pumping more due to new lockdowns while Russia led calls for higher production

Oil prices touch multi-month highs as OPEC+ expected to hold output

Oil prices touched multi-month highs on expectations that OPEC and allied producers may cap output at current levels in February as the pandemic keeps worries about first-half demand elevated

OPEC cuts 2021 oil demand outlook again as pandemic impact lingers

Demand will rise by 5.90 million barrels per day (bpd) next year to 95.89 million bpd, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a monthly report

OPEC+ needed a Swat team for swift action, instead it mobilises an Army

Monday's virtual gathering of the 13 OPEC ministers broke up without agreement, the bigger OPEC+ meeting was delayed by two days and then by another two hours as the start time approached

Oil prices slip on surprise US stock build, delay in OPEC+ output meeting

Oil prices extended losses, hit by a surprise build in oil inventories in the US and as OPEC and allies left markets in limbo by delaying a meeting to decide whether to increase output in January

Oil prices inch down as OPEC and allies seek consensus on output

Brent crude was down 19 cents at $47.69 a barrel by 1430 GMT and West Texas Intermediate was down 36 cents at $44.98.

Oil prices slide after OPEC+ talks delays escalate supply concerns

Oil prices slipped amid concerns over mounting supply after leading producers delayed talks on 2021 output policy that could extend production cuts as the Covid pandemic continues to sap fuel demand

Panel at OPEC+ group anticipates weaker oil demand in 2021: Report

The OPEC+ group of producers was due to raise output by 2 million bpd in January

OPEC would miss 'friend Trump', wary of strains under Biden, sources say

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

Oil prices decline with OPEC+ warning of precarious market outlook

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, speaking at the coalition's committee meeting on Monday, called on the group to be proactive in the face of uncertain demand

Oil dips on prolonged second wave of Covid-19, fears of more supply

Brent crude futures fell 23 cents to settle at $42.93 a barrel, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 8 cents to settle at $40.88 a barrel

OPEC+ will ensure oil prices do not plunge again: Mohammad Barkindo

"We have to be realistic that this recovery is not picking up pace at the rate that we expected earlier in the year," he said. "Demand itself is still looking anaemic."

OPEC+ oil output boost to leave market in precarious balance, IEA says

At the same time, markets are set to receive fresh supplies in January as OPEC and its partners relax some of the measures they've taken to prevent a glut

60 years of OPEC: Is the cartel's power over the oil market broken?

The main reason OPEC was able to wrest this control in 1973 was that in 1970, crude oil production in Texas started to fall

Covid-19: Opec sees weaker outlook as demand falters, shale recovers

Oil prices slipped further below $40 a barrel in London on Monday, close to their lowest in more than two months

Fully committed to OPEC+ oil cuts, not seeking any exemptions, says Iraq

Earlier on Wednesday, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar was quoted as saying that he has spoken about the exemption to key OPEC oil ministers in three separate meetings

Oil rises on China's plan to boost US crude imports, OPEC+ compliance

Firmer stock markets and a weaker dollar were also lending support, said Commerzbank analyst Eugen Weinberg

OPEC trims oil demand in 2020; recovery doubtful in 2021 on Covid-19

World oil demand will fall by 9.06 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a monthly report

Saudi Aramco to go ahead with plans to boost oil output capacity, says CEO

The oil company will boost outpur capacity by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) to 13 million bpd despite spending cuts this year and next year

Oil prices fall after OPEC raises crude output as US Covid-19 cases surge

Both benchmarks rose 2% on Wednesday following a sharp drawdown in US crude inventories