Saudi authorities have stated it was a consensus among OPEC+ member states.

Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels if other producers follow suit.

Despite ISIS's claims of ruling over an Islamic "caliphate" in line with Sharia law, a large number of the group's fighters joined for reasons having little to do with religion, according to a defector from the group.