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In
this Feb. 25, 2015 photo, shows a pump jack for pulling oil from the ground,
near New Town, N.D. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, the Energy Department said it is
raising its forecast of U.S. production for both 2016 and 2017, as drillers
respond to higher crude prices. Still, output won’t match 2015, which was the
biggest year for U.S. production in 35 years. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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The International Energy
Agency says global oil production climbed higher in October — even after OPEC
pledged to curb output in hopes of driving up prices.