Opec weighs emergency response as oil slumps

Saudi Arabia has been pushing for days to bring forward a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to next month as prices tumbled to a six-month low

LONDON: Opec and its allies considered emergency measures as oil markets plunged on fears that Asia’s coronavirus will batter energy demand.

Saudi Arabia has been pushing for days to bring forward a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to next month as prices tumbled to a six-month low.