Anticipation over a weekend meeting in Doha on a possible oil production freeze overshadowed a subdued IMF report, giving oil prices a lift early Tuesday. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said he was “optimistic” that major producers gathering for a weekend meeting in Doha would hold output steady in an effort to stimulate a depressed oil economy. Looking forward, Novak said the price of crude oil could move about $60 per barrel by next year, which would mark a 40 percent increase from current levels. Crude oil prices are well below the 2014 peaks above $100 per barrel as global economic growth is not strong enough to take up the extra supply coming from producers like Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Iran, meanwhile, is working to regain a market share lost to economic sanctions. Igor Sechin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of oil company Rosneft, said cheap oil suggests “the oversupply will be overcome in two years.” Crude oil prices have moved higher since Friday, when Kuwait expressed support for the planned meetings in Doha.