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Oil prices waver after Opec keeps output levels intact | Oil prices waver after Opec keeps output levels intact |
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Crude oil prices bobbled about after ministers from the Opec cartel decided to hold production levels at 30 million barrels per day. | |
In London afternoon trading, Brent crude traded in a narrow range around $62 a barrel, while US sweet light crude was around £58 a barrel. | |
Oil prices have fallen 5% over the previous two sessions, with investors worrying about oversupply. | Oil prices have fallen 5% over the previous two sessions, with investors worrying about oversupply. |
Those concerns have pushed oil prices down about 45% over the past year. | Those concerns have pushed oil prices down about 45% over the past year. |
Opec urged member countries to adhere to the production ceiling. | Opec urged member countries to adhere to the production ceiling. |
Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry said: "We have witnessed much volatility in the global oil industry." | Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry said: "We have witnessed much volatility in the global oil industry." |
Mohammed Bin Saleh al-Sada said the markets have seen continued oversupply. | Mohammed Bin Saleh al-Sada said the markets have seen continued oversupply. |
Opec has 12 member countries that between them sit on 80% of the world's oil reserves and produce about a third of the world's oil exports. | Opec has 12 member countries that between them sit on 80% of the world's oil reserves and produce about a third of the world's oil exports. |