The group meets on Thursday and could discuss allowing as much as 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude back into the market
At 8.48 pm (IST), Brent crude was trading at $64.65 a barrel, up 0.36 per cent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar rose while forecasts called for crude supply to rise in response to prices climbing above pre-pandemic levels.
Brent crude futures for April, which expire on Friday, fell 74 cents, or 1.1%, to $66.14 a barrel
OPEC+ will have an important say in how the oil supercycle plays out. Oil prices are now at a level that could bring at least the smaller US operators back and even start to tempt renewed longer-cycle
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC+ oil producers will discuss a modest easing of oil supply curbs from April given a recovery in prices, OPEC+ sources said, although some suggest holding steady for now given the risk of new setbacks in the battle against the pandemic.
Private players struggle against excessive regulation. The result is loss of investment and employment opportunities in India
Oil prices have rallied over recent weeks also as supplies tighten
Brent futures fell 33 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $61.14 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 44 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $58.24.
Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said he anticipated an oil price of $58 to $63 in 2021. The minister spoke at a news briefing in Baghdad
Recent increases in crude prices and the rapid drawing down of visible stockpiles will undoubtedly lead to calls for a more rapid raising of production targets than was envisaged in December
New orders for US-made goods rose more than expected in December, pointing to continued strength in manufacturing
The market was further bolstered by news that Democrats in the US Congress took the first steps toward advancing President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid plan
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday after the meeting ended and benchmark Brent crude traded as high as $58.74 a barrel, the highest since late February 2020
American Petroleum Institute said on Tuesday that US crude inventories fell by 5.3 million barrels. Analysts expect them to rise in a Reuters poll ahead of official inventory figures due at 1530 GMT
Indian majors have to balance between rising crude prices, muted demand and heavy central and state levies on retail prices
The figure is slightly below November's 101 percent
Consumption in the first quarter of 2021 will be 600,000 barrels a day lower than previously thought, the agency said as the coronavirus outbreak continues to impede people's movements
UBS expects Brent to trade at $63 per barrel in the second half of 2021
Futures in New York rose 0.2 per cent, but gave up some earlier gains after failing to rise above the lows set in June 2019, a level seen as providing technical resistance