Major oil-producing nations agreed to maintain their modest increase in output despite pressure from Washington and other major consuming nations for a larger rise to help put a lid on surging energy prices.
RFE/RL: Russia, OPEC resist US pressure for major increase in oil output
A general view shows flare stacks burning off excess gas at the Nahr Bin Omar oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra, on Oct. 25, 2021.