OPEC+ works on a deal to cut the production of oil equivalent by about 10% of world supply, or 10 million barrels per day, in what member states expect to be an unprecedented global effort including the US

US President Donald Trump invited US oil executives to discuss ways to help the industry “ravaged” by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia

Without mentioning who the new deal’s members should or could be, Russia called for a new OPEC+ deal to balance oil markets to cushion the economic fallout from coronavirus

The quick slide in oil prices over the past few days has alarmed OPEC officials as the new virus found in China and several other countries raised concerns about a hit to economic growth and oil demand

South America’s largest oil producer, Brazil, will launch discussions on potentially joining OPEC in July, Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said

Surging oil production from non-OPEC countries led by the US along with abundant global stocks will help the market weather political shocks such as the US-Iran stand-off, IEA said