OPEC maintains oil output for now despite price drop
90485
OPEC will keep its oil output near a   25-year high despite a $13 fall in the crude price since   mid-July, ministers said on Monday, but the group left the door   open to a supply cut before the end of the year.
704326
Oil prices held above $75 a barrel on Wednesday as traders awaited data that is expected to show U.S. crude stocks fell last week and an OPEC meeting next week where supply is likely to remain unchanged.
164610
The oil ministers of Opec heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have pledged to maintain output after prices hit new peaks at the end of last week.
443458
Oil prices held firm on Monday as the  OPEC cartel said it might cut supply as the northern hemisphere  winter draws to a close.
97837
VIENNA: Opec is keeping its foot to the pedal on oil production in a bid to push crude prices back below $US40 ($NZ62) a barrel. Risking a counter-seasonal fourth quarter build in stocks, Saudi Arabia will
508148
Oil prices held near record highs on  Friday even though oil unions in OPEC member Nigeria said a  two-day wildcat strike would pass without any impact on  exports.
726254
Oil prices steadied on Monday as OPEC  member Saudi Arabia cut exports, helping to pull the market  back from a five-month low hit earlier amid a bout of fund  selling.
79221
Oil prices steadied on Friday after a  five percent surge on Thursday as OPEC producers signaled their  readiness to support prices by cutting supply.
543494
VIENNA -- OPEC, the producer of 41 percent of the world's oil, probably won't cut output at a meeting here this week as mounting tensions between the United States and Iran bolster prices.
270519
Oil held above $61 on Tuesday after   rebounding from a six-month low as dealers focused on whether   OPEC might trim output should prices fall further.
140588
VIENNA -- A wary OPEC said yesterday it will keep pumping crude at current levels, while also making it clear it would consider trimming production if oil prices keep plummeting.
170818
OPEC is keeping its foot to the pedal on production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official output limits, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday.
596930
Oil prices held strong Friday after a  $2, five percent surge higher as OPEC ministers weighed the  timing of a possible further output cut for the spring.
294054
DUBAI: The continuing surge in oil prices is proving Opec&#39;s limited influence on the market despite the organisation committing to increasing its production ceiling, analysts said.
524169
OPEC decided Monday to leave its current production targets unchanged, two key oil ministers said, opting not to tighten its taps despite crude prices that have fallen to five-month lows.
276842
Oil prices eased but held over $76 on  Monday, as expectations OPEC will maintain supply curbs on  Tuesday countered weak U.S. jobs data that raised concerns of a  recession in the world&#39;s top consumer.
656740
OPEC is unlikely to change production at   its meeting this month and, due to high prices, is likely to   continue supplying the market more than demand, Iran's OPEC   governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili said on Saturday.