The price of WTI Crude Oil rose over 2% on Friday as comments from several OPEC ministers reaffirmed their commitment to rein in excess output from OPEC and non-OPEC producers.
The front-month November contract posted a 6-month high at 54.20 as the apparent adherence to the production cuts creates a solid pretext for the November 30th OPEC meeting in Vienna.
OPEC and other major producers including Russia have pledged to reduce production by around 1.8 million barrels per day to drain a global supply glut.
The next key resistance level is the February 23rd high of $54.90.
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