Saudi Arabia plans to cut output by an extra 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February and March to keep inventories in check
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
Bloc set to meet virtually to address key concerns on the back of a disastrous yr
But Brent was down 81 cents, or 1.7%, at $47.80 a barrel by 1256 GMT on Thursday, having dropped as much as $1
Saudi Arabia regained the top spot in China's oil purchases last month after losing that rank to Russia for the previous two months, data showed
COVID-19 cases topped 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, with a growing second wave in Europe and North America sparking various degrees of lockdown measures
CEOs of the world's biggest trading companies are forecasting a weak recovery for oil demand and little movement in prices
Fuel demand in India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, fell 7.8% in June
Brent has more than doubled after hitting a 21-year low below $16 in April, when U.S. crude went negative
Petrol and diesel prices in India, however, remained on freeze for the 14th day in a row
This chaotic mismatch in supply and demand has benefited consumers, who have watched gasoline prices slide lower
Petrol, diesel consumption to drop, rise in stockpile likely
Gasoline demand in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, is plunging. International flights are being grounded worldwide, slamming jet fuel demand
The world's biggest crude exporter has been pumping some 9.8 million bpd which means it will be adding at least 2.5 million bpd from April
On all four dimensions, there are either new complications for old concerns or emerging anxieties in an energy transition.
Oil prices in 2019 remained around $60 per barrel despite attack on Saudi Aramco's oil facilities, Iran oil going out of market and collapse of major oil producer Venezuela
The shift from scarcity to abundance has been brought about in an astonishingly short time by America's "fracking" revolution, leading to massive benefits for consuming countries
India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, gets about half of its requirements from foreign suppliers
On Tuesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Russian oil giant Rosneft's Chief Executive Office Igor Sechin and discussed raising crude imports from that country
Impact might be felt across the economy starting with agriculture, small, medium and village industry, and retail trade adversely impacting the gross domestic product