The July contract for WTI was near flat Movement.flat and last traded below $ 19 per barrel .

The IEA left its demand growth forecast for 2019 flat Movement.flat from its last report in January at 1.4 million barrels per day .

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , which pumps more than a third of the world 's oil , agreed , as expected , keep its 30 million barrels per day output ceiling flat Movement.flat for another six months .

Nonetheless , the organisation kept its global growth forecast for 2019 flat Movement.flat at 1.4 mb/d based on bullish Grow.strong non-OECD growth and even revised world growth forecast up Movement.up.gain based on rebounds Movement.up.gain in parts of the Middle East and Asia .

Nonetheless , the organisation kept its global growth forecast for 2019 flat Movement.flat at 1.4 mb/d based on strong Grow.strong non-OECD growth and even revised world growth forecast up Movement.up.gain based on rebounds Movement.up.gain in parts of the Middle East and Asia .

Elsewhere , gasoline futures were flat Movement.flat at below $ 19 per barrel , while natural gas futures soared Movement.up.gain 3.30 % to $ 61.95 a barrel .

Before the data , both Brent , the international benchmark , and West Texas Intermediate , the US standard , were relatively flat Movement.flat on the day .

Ministers have said they expect that the group will leave its supply target of 30 million barrels per day flat Movement.flat .

Crude prices settled near flat Movement.flat Monday as continued worries Negative_sentiment about the U.S.-China trade war trade.financial.tension offset initial highs Position.high reached by the market on a U.S. decision to stop protecting Kurdish rebels in Syria .