Oil prices drifted lower on Thursday after a surprise jump in U.S. gasoline inventories, with investors focusing on the OPEC+ meeting this weekend to discuss oil output policy.

It's not easy to decide oil strategy in the current climate. Sources from CNBC suggest that OPEC+ has decided to postpone its coming meeting from Dec. 1 to Dec. 5, giving the group a few extra days to figure out the next steps on crude production.

In a new lawsuit, the state’s attorney general claims oil companies deceived the public about fossil fuel products’ contributions to climate change.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) this week announced a lawsuit against major oil companies and their top lobbying group, alleging they knowingly concealed the role of fossil fuels in climate change for decades.