08-08-2016 22:00 via news.yahoo.com

Oil up nearly 3 pct on OPEC output speculation as glut grows

By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices settled up nearly 3 percent on Monday amid renewed speculation that OPEC would try to restrain output, easing oversupply worries that pressured the market to three-month lows last week. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that OPEC countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador and Kuwait want to take another stab at cooperation between the 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-members such as Russia. Qatar's Energy Mi
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