Oil prices rose on Wednesday before an OPEC+ meeting in which the producer club is expected to stick to a plan to add 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) each month through to December. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and allies, a group known as OPEC+, is set to meet at 1500 GMT. It raised its forecast for oil demand next year, OPEC+ sources said, a move that might help build a case for raising output. read more Brent crude for November delivery gained 36 cents, or 0.5%, to touch $71.99 a barrel by 0850 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for October was at $68.81 a barrel, up 31 cents, or 0.5%. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has urged OPEC+ to boost output to tackle rising gasoline prices that it views as a threat to the global economic recovery. “One […]