Oil prices gained on Wednesday as market participants eagerly awaited a key meeting by the world's major oil producers on output cuts.
The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery rose 1.46 U.S. dollars to settle at 25.09 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for June delivery was up 0.97 dollar to close at 32.84 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, are expected to hold a video conference on Thursday to discuss oil production cuts.
The group's failure to strike a deal on output cuts in Vienna last month had sent oil prices to a nosedive and sparked fears of a possible price war.
Wednesday's rally came after a noticeable dip in the previous session as investors grew concerned over global supply glut.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday forecast that the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and increase of oil supply will keep global crude oil prices at multi-year low averages through the first half of 2020.
Editor:Cherie
