The Dallas Fed did not say if the peak was considered temporary or permanent as major oil firms have been discussing
The OPEC+ cooperation agreement saw "a record level of compliance" in August, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami said
OPEC and its allies, led by Russia, pressed for better compliance with oil output cuts on Thursday against the backdrop of falling crude prices as uncertainty reigns over the global economic outlook
OPEC and allies are scheduled to hold an online meet to discuss compliance with their agreed output cuts and demand trends amid falling oil prices and a faltering economic recovery outlook
The main reason OPEC was able to wrest this control in 1973 was that in 1970, crude oil production in Texas started to fall
Oil prices slipped further below $40 a barrel in London on Monday, close to their lowest in more than two months
Founded in Baghdad on September 14, 1960 to counter the power of seven US and British oil companies, Opec has repeatedly yielded to pressure from Washington
A stall in Asia's recovery, the end of the US summer driving season and increased supply from the OPEC+ alliance signal a bleak short-term outlook for oil prices
OPEC and its allies may discuss this month countries which have lagged in reducing their oil output under a global oil cut deal, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as saying on Monday
Aramco cut Arab Light to Asia to a discount against the benchmark oil price used by the Saudis for the first time since June
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
Abdul Jabbar said last month that Iraq would cut its oil production by an additional 400,000 bpd in August and September to compensate for its overproduction in the three previous months
The Covid-19 disruptions have changed the structure of the country's oil and gas sector with the share of OPEC crude in Indian oil imports falling to a decade-low level in July.
Iraq said on Friday it would cut its oil production by another 400,000 barrels per day in both August and September to compensate for its overproduction in the past three months.
The group, known as OPEC+, met on Wednesday to review compliance and left oil cuts levels unchanged
Firmer stock markets and a weaker dollar were also lending support, said Commerzbank analyst Eugen Weinberg
Two prominent forecasters, the International Energy Agency and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, trimmed their 2020 oil demand forecasts this week
Brent crude was up 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $45.10, heading for a gain of about 1.6% this week
World oil demand will fall by 9.06 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a monthly report
There is still a long way to go before Asian demand can be relied upon again