OPEC+ talks continue, no meeting delay currently expected, sources say

OPEC+ talks continue, no meeting delay currently expected, sources say

DUBAI/LONDON - OPEC+ is continuing to hold talks on 2024 oil policy, with no delay to a meeting scheduled for Thursday currently expected, two sources from the producer group said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, sources had said a further delay to the meeting was possible amid talks which one of them described as difficult as countries maintained their positions.

"The negotiations are ongoing, but no delay is expected," one of the sources said.

The meeting has already been delayed from Nov. 26. OPEC+ sources said this was because of a disagreement over output quotas for African producers, though sources since said the group had moved closer to a compromise on this point.

The talks on African quotas come against a backdrop of the United Arab Emirates being allowed, as per OPEC+'s last agreement in June, to raise output in 2024.

Global benchmark Brent crude oil was up 18 cents at $81.86 a barrel as of 0908 GMT. Prices have dropped from near $98 in late September, pressured by concerns about weaker economic growth and expectations of a supply surplus in 2024.

OPEC+ talks over production quotas have often been difficult in the past, most recently at their June meeting, which extended