Crude futures pushed higher Oct. 1 as the market looked toward an Oct. 4 OPEC+ group meeting and the dollar extended its slide. NYMEX November WTI settled 85 cents higher at $75.88/b and ICE December Brent climbed 97 cents at $79.28/b. The OPEC+ alliance is already scheduled to raise output by 400,000 b/d each month, but with China reportedly in search of more supplies and US production still hobbled, ministers may have ample reason to consider pumping beyond those limits when they convene Oct. 4.
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