Brent crude futures was at $95.65 a barrel by 0742 GMT, up $1.21, or 1.3%, after earlier hitting a peak of $96.16, the highest since October 2014
Saudi Arabia, Russia consider pausing planned output hikes
As several key Indian states witness record petrol and diesel prices, OPEC’s failure to fix a target for oil production output could hit countries like India even more. Watch this video to understand implications for the Indian economy from Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of oil markets macro-analysis.
The UAE on Thursday effectively blocked a deal agreed by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia to ease oil cuts by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2021
WTI futures rise as much as 3.2%, Brent earlier topped $70
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
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