Haitham Al Ghais, the new Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said on Wednesday that he doesn't see a major global recession.
Open to dialogue with the US.
Spare capacity about 2m-3m bpd, running on thin ice.
It is too early to call the outcome of the September 5 meeting.
See the likelihood of an oil-supply squeeze this year.
The WTI recovery from six-month lows of $85.47 gains momentum on these above comments. The US oil erases losses to trade flat at $86.65, as of writing.