India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has asked refiners to speed up diversification and cut reliance on Middle Eastern oil
International oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies ignored India's plea to ease production control
The market had been expecting OPEC+ to ease production cuts by around 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from April
While consumers feel the petrol pinch directly, diesel hurts indirectly, as it is an input in almost all the goods and services we use
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
OPEC faces a dramatic adjustment if consumption starts a permanent decline
Crude stocks rose by 5.7 million barrels in the week to June 5 to 538.1 million barrels, according to a report from the USEnergy Information Administration.
The speed at which the oil market rebounded to $40 per barrel has certainly grabbed attention, but it needs to walk before it can run
The OPEC nations have agreed to "a different limit reduction of about 23 per cent", said US President Donald Trump
The oil market was dealt a heavy blow by the freefall in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic
The International Energy Agency said that most of that cut had already been implemented already
The countries involved pump over 40% of the world's oil, and their new combined cuts amount to 1.7 million bpd or 1.7% of global production
The oil-producing nations will decide whether to stick with production cuts they've endured for the past three years, relax them or deepen them in the hopes of propping up prices
The store of oil has the potential to push down global prices if Chinese refiners decide to draw on it
The current deal removed 1.2 million barrels a day of OPEC+ production, helping to send oil prices higher
The law would amend the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the law used more than a century ago to break up the oil empire of John Rockefeller
OPEC and its allies were considering the possibility of raising crude supplies by a further 500,000 bpd as US sanctions on Iran bite into Tehran's exports
Saudi Arabia has markedly increased oil exports to America, a sign Opec's leading producer is responding to pressure from Trump
Asian Premium is the extra charge being collected by OPEC countries from Asian countries when selling oil, and India has been voicing its dissent against this practice
Pradhan reiterated that the OPEC should work towards 'responsible pricing'