‘Bit early to start celebrating’ amid OPEC differences: Lien Optimism of Saudis, Russians sent oil prices higher on Monday Norway, western Europe’s largest oil producer, said OPEC is still some way off forging a deal to limit supply even as optimism from Saudi Arabia and Russia sent crude prices higher. “It’s a little bit early to start celebrating an agreement,” Tord Lien, Norway’s petroleum and energy minister, said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “The difference between the OPEC countries is probably larger today than it has been earlier.” Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, who surprised markets in September when they agreed to rein in output, have yet to decide on individual quotas before a meeting in Vienna next month. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Monday he’ll talk with OPEC nations and other producers and is “optimistic” about reaching a deal by the end […]