The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, together known as OPEC+, has been expected to decide at a monthly meeting on Wednesday to keep gradually increasing production
While the OPEC+ has been expected to maintain its policy of gradual production increases at a meeting on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs said there was a chance of further steps
Oil's stellar start to the year comes despite a soft patch in global equity markets after the Federal Reserve signaled it's ready to tackle inflation
Though analysts believe diplomatic efforts will continue leading to a stabilisation and an eventual easing of these tensions, it may take several months for this to happen
Oil prices fell on Thursday as the US dollar strengthened following signs that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy soon in the world's biggest oil user
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - OPEC's share of Indian oil imports fell in 2021 to the lowest in more than a decade despite a 4% rebound in annual crude purchases by the world's third biggest oil importer, data obtained from industry sources showed.
Boom in prices has been on for over a year, may not only to sustain but become more pronounced going ahead say experts; Indian economy has felt the heat, but has so far escaped being singed
Brent crude futures ended up 80 cents, or 1%, to $80.80 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures closed up 86 cents, or 1.1%, to $77.85.
Analysts say the group is likely to add 400,000 barrels of oil per day in February, sticking with the road map it has followed since August
Brent crude futures gained 1 cent to $78.99 a barrel at 0239 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 2 cents to $76.06 a barrel.
Oil settled higher on Monday on hopes of further demand recovery in 2022, despite OPEC+ looking set to agree to another output increase
The report kept forecasts for the growth in oil demand in 2021 and 2022 unchanged at 5.7 million bpd and 4.2 million bpd respectively
OPEC ministers are due to hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the appointment of a new secretary general, two OPEC sources said
Weekly data from the US Energy Information Administration is due later on Wednesday
For 2022, crude consumption is expected to reach 99.53 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 96.2 million bpd this year, according to the International Energy Agency
Compliance from the 10 OPEC countries participating in the production cuts reached 122%, with participating non-OPEC countries achieving 107%, data seen by Reuters showed
On the other hand, the share of African oil plunged to a 16-month low of around 9.7%, or about 419,000 bpd, the data showed.
OPEC raises first-quarter 2022 demand forecast by 1.11 mbpd, sees demand at 100 mbpd in Q3 2022, as previously forecast
Brent crude gained $1.85, or 2.7%, to $71.73 by 1135 GMT
Brent crude futures for February gained $1.61, or 2.3%, to $71.49 a barrel by 0720 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for January were at $67.89 a barrel, up $1.63, or 2.5%