So says the Qatar energy minister speaking in London 22 Feb

  • need oil price higher than $50 to bring back investment
  • expects global inventories to be in better shape towards Q3
  • OECD stocks have started to decline globally

Monitoring committee was set up to keep report back on the OPEC/non-OPEC oil production cut agreement which so far averages around 90% completion of targets set.

The IEA warned in their last bulletin though that the deal remains in a "probation period"

Oil prices have been in general decline all session after starting to retreat in NY yesterday but remain underpinned still for the moment.