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OPEC+ has not been successful in making progress in closing divisions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. OPEC+ is yet to make progress closing divisions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that last week prevented a deal to raise oil output, making another policy meeting this …

Oil demand surged last month as rising vaccination rates helped underpin robust economic activity, but with oil-producing nations pumping less than needed prices are set to be volatile until it reaches a deal to raise output, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Tuesday. A meeting of Organization of the …

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday warned that world oil markets are likely to remain volatile following a breakdown in talks between OPEC members and their non-OPEC allies, creating a no-win situation. In its latest monthly oil market report, the IEA said energy market participants were closely monitoring the prospect …

Saudi Arabia and Oman called on Monday for continued cooperation between OPEC and other allied producers to stabilise and balance the oil market, the Gulf states said in a joint statement. Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and Oman, a small non-OPEC …

The UAE took oil market watchers by surprise this month when it dug its heels in and refused to agree to an extension of the current OPEC+ production control deal under its original terms. The emirates demanded an adjustment of baseline production levels, noting that November 2018 was hardly reflective …

OPEC+ has delayed its decision on the extent of crude oil production increases, raising questions about the alliance’s capacity to coordinate production and highlighting disagreements about supply policies, according to Fitch Ratings. Earlier this week, OPEC+ postponed for a third time its meeting to finalise the decision on the next …

Oil prices rose for a second day on Friday as the market reacted to falling US inventories. Signs of strong Asian demand from both China and India also strengthened the market. Brent crude oil futures were up $1.49, or 2%, at $75.60 a barrel by 1:12 p.m. ET (1712 GMT). …

Oil prices rose for a second day on Friday as data showed a draw in U.S. inventories, but were headed for a weekly loss amid uncertainty about global supplies fuelled by an OPEC+ impasse. Brent crude oil futures were up 27 cents, or 0.4%, at $74.39 a barrel by 0644 …

Russia is leading efforts to close divisions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help strike a deal to raise oil output in coming months, three OPEC+ sources said, with OPEC and its allies yet to set a date for their next oil policy meeting. Disagreement between the …

The postponement of the OPEC+ meeting will not jeopardize the group’s efforts until April 2022, but oil supplies are already squeezed in an already tight market. The agreement is still valid until then, even if the 18th OPEC+ meeting hasn’t yet reach a deal on output increases, as the UAE …