Brent rose 22 cents, or 0.4%, to $63.54 a barrel , WTI was at $59.71 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4%.

Brent rose 22 cents, or 0.4%, to $63.54 a barrel , WTI was at $59.71 a barrel, up 22 cents, or 0.4%.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, have been unwinding previously agreed oil production cuts to regain market share from rivals such as U.S. shale producers.

In view of a steady global economic outlook and current healthy market fundamentals, as reflected in the low oil inventories, the eight participating countries decided to implement a production adjustment of 137 thousand barrels per day from the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023.

The Committee also reaffirmed that it will continue to monitor adherence to the production adjustments decided upon at the 38th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) held on 5 December 2024, and the additional voluntary production adjustments announced by some participating OPEC and non-OPEC countries as agreed upon in the 52nd JMMC held on 1 February 2024.

In May 2021, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA, told The Guardian, “If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal, from now – from this year.”

Brent were up 27 cents, or 0.40%, to $67.11 a barrel, WTI rose 29 cents, or 0.46%, to $63 a barrel.

Brent were down three cents to $66.40 a barrel , WTI were down six cents, or 0.1%, to $63.82 a barrel.

Brent fell 75 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $66.89 a barrel, WTI dropped 81 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $64.35.

The eight OPEC+ countries also noted that this measure will provide an opportunity for the participating countries to accelerate their compensation.