Oil soared on Thursday after a Russian official said Saudi Arabia had proposed that oil-producing countries cut output by up to 5 percent each amid a massive supply glut in the world market that has depressed prices for a year and a half.
The comments initially sent Brent crude LCOc1 up more than 8 percent to almost $36 a barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 up nearly 8 percent, cresting just below $35.