OPEC

Opec producers banking on slowdown in US shale boom and rising demand fuelled by low prices.

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said Opec won't cut production regardless of the price.

Brent crude oil could bottom-out at $40 before recovering slightly as US shale production drops.

Opec has controlled the global oil market and has set oil prices for almost half a century until now.

Brent crude fell to its lowest level since 2009 as Opec producers seek to protect market share.

Oil firms are set to reduce capital expenditure due to slide in oil prices.

Brent oil has fallen below $60 a barrel for the first time since 2009.

At least 15% of US shale producers are losing money at current prices, and more than half will be under water if US crude falls below $55, says BoA.

Crude prices fall to around $68 a barrel on Monday.

Opec countries maintaining output, global demand slump, and US shale production puts pressure on the market

China's central bank has cut interest rates in a bid to boost growth in the world's second-biggest oil consumer.

Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez said his country would make a proposal to limit supply and strengthen prices at the next OPEC meeting.

Armed men have seized Libya's biggest operational oil field in the south west of the country.

Brent crude sinks close to $82 a barrel after Saudi Arabia cut prices to US customers.

Opec secretary general Abdullah al-Badri said the group's members would not fight a price war.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries looks set to maintain oil production levels.

Goldman lowers price projections of West Texas Intermediate to $75 a barrel from $90, and of Brent to $85 from $100.

Libya has struggled to regain lost oil output since autocrat Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in 2011.

Oil prices dropped by more than $1 per barrel and Brent crude hit a fresh four-year low at below $83

Concerns surrounding global economic growth have raised questions about future oil demand.

Oil futures under pressure as supplies rise amid dismal global economic data and weak demand.

Shahara oilfield accounted for around 30% of national production before it shut down on September 16.

Brent crude maintains downtrend as IEA and Opec predict lower demand.

Brent October contract finishes slightly lower on demand concerns.

Upbeat US data, rising output from Libya and demand for crude oil revisions weighed on prices.

Weak supply-demand fundamentals holding Brent in contango structure.

Brent trades lower on rumours US air strikes will lower risk of oil supply disruptions from Iraq.

Brent's $105-$110 a barrel trading range unlikely to change much next week.

Opec predictions for 2015 show US boosting its own oil production by 7%.

Opec and IEA to release their first estimates for 2015 next week.