A bleak report from the international energy regulator piled up the pressure on Opec to secure a supply deal this month as the oil price fell again today.
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) monthly bout of number-crunching estimated another new record output total for the 14-nation cartel last month, citing 33.8 million barrels per day.
However, demand growth is not improving and the watchdog believes it will remain flat at 1.2 million barrels per day throughout 2017.
International oil price benchmark Brent crude was down 1.3 per cent at $45.24 a barrel it had been $54 a month ago on the hope of Opec's prospective cuts. Its US counterpart, West Texas Intermediate, fell 1.5 per cent to below $44.
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