OPEC set to keep pumping

SAUDI Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, joined other members from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in saying the group should maintain current production to meet demand during the Northern Hemisphere winter.

Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said: "Most probably there's no need to do anything to the ceiling or to the level of production."

He was speaking in Kuwait, where the group of 11 producers meets today.