Oil rose as investors turned their focus to an OPEC+ meeting with the cartel facing calls from consumers to pump more. Futures in New York traded above $81 a barrel after losing almost 4% over the past two days. The U.S. is asking the alliance to increase output by as much as 800,000 barrels a day, said delegates and diplomats, but OPEC+ is expected to stick to its planned gradual hike for December when it gathers later Thursday. The U.S. and Iran, meanwhile, will resume talks later this month on reviving an agreement that imposed limits on Tehran’s nuclear program. A return of the accord would likely lead to increasing crude flows from the OPEC producer. Oil recently rallied to the highest since 2014 as an economic rebound from the pandemic combined with an energy crunch to drive up demand for crude. U.S. President Joe Biden has led calls […]