Oil holding steady at $136 mark

Opec 'lost $700bn on cheaper oil'
Opec members have lost about $700bn (£467bn) because of falling oil prices, the cartel's president says in an interview.

Oil prices fall on economy fears
Oil prices fall on more bad economic news and after Opec hinted it would not cut oil production soon.

Opec head urges production cuts
Opec countries must implement agreed production cuts if they want stable oil prices, warns the cartel's president.

Oil prices buoyed by stock gains
Oil prices have risen, echoing the rise in share prices, and buoyed by Opec's decision to bring forward its emergency meeting to next week.

Oil falls ahead of Opec meeting
Oil prices fall with analysts saying there are signs that Opec will maintain production levels when it meets later in Vienna.