Sunday's meeting will be held virtually as have all such discussions since last year
The recovery in key energy consumers including the U.S. and China has helped underpin a surge in fuel demand and driven prices to the highest level since October 2018.
China has over the past 12 months bought an estimated $3.5 billion worth of Venezuelan oil relabelled as Malaysian fuel
Investor support for climate concerns could force oil and gas companies to rethink how fast they pivot to other forms of energy
Oil demand was already outstripping supply and the shortfall was expected to grow even if Iran boosted exports
The dollar hit three-week lows on Wednesday, making crude cheaper for countries using other currencies.
The firm said it has secured approval of its shareholders and creditors for hiving off its oil-to-chemical (O2C) business into a separate unit.
Trump insisted OPEC raise production to prevent prices from spiking too high
Kumar is also the firm's director (finance) and has over 36 years of experience in diverse activities across the Exploration & Production value chain
Brent oil rose 58 cents, or 0.9%, to $65.15 a barrel by 1048 GMT. U.S. crude was up 40 cents, or 0.7%, at $61.37 a barrel
UAE, Kuwait and Nigeria -- some of the biggest suppliers of oil to India -- are all OPEC members
India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has asked refiners to speed up diversification and cut reliance on Middle Eastern oil
The Mukesh Ambani-controlled company had initiated the process to hive off its oil-to-chemicals business at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic caused a slump in fuel demand
Shares in China rose 0.37% after data showed Chinese industrial profits hit a nine-year high. South Korean stocks also rose 0.05%
Brent crude fell 0.8% to $43.46 a barrel in early London trade, snapping three straight days of gains
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
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
rent crude futures gained 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.27 a barrel, after climbing 4.2% on Wednesday
Sales of refined fuels, a proxy for oil demand, fell to 14.39 million tonnes in August, about 16% lower from a year earlier, its sixth consecutive year-on-year slide
Woodside has long worked with the Murujuga to preserve rock art sites near its North West Shelf and Pluto LNG plants on the Burrup Peninsula