Trump is pressuring Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members to expand oil production in order to lower prices. TD Securities' Bart Melek discusses why prices are likely to climb despite this.

By Newsbase 'Right now the price is high enough that that war will continue,' Trump said at Davos. WHAT: Trump is seeking OPEC support to bring down oil prices. WHY: The US President said lower oil prices would bring about a faster end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

"You've got to bring down the oil price, you've got to end that war. They should have done it long ago," President Donald Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his call for OPEC to cut oil prices to hurt oil-rich Russia's finances and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday proved that words can be just as powerful as actions — at least temporarily — after his promise to ask the Saudis and OPEC to lower the cost of oil led to a downturn in crude prices.

Oil fell 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, convened a meeting with his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, and Libya on Monday. This meeting followed US President Donald Trump’s public call for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices and preceded a crucial meeting of the

Saudi Arabia's energy minister and several of his OPEC+ counterparts have held talks following U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower oil prices and ahead of a meeting next week of OPEC+ oil-producing countries,