Oil & Energy
Oil Prices Rise Over Expected Production Cuts
Oil prices rose last Friday as traders expected OPEC-led production cuts to extend beyond the middle of this year, and as US crude inventories fell to their lowest levels since February.
International Brent crude futures were at 50.96 dollars per barrel on Friday, up 19 cents, or 0.37 per cent, from their last close.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at 48.01 dollars per barrel, up 18 cents, or 0.38per cent.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers including Russia have pledged to cut output by almost 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) during the first half of the year.