When OPEC ministers announce this week how much oil they plan to pump in the coming months, they’ll be talking to a skeptical market searching for direction. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now As OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih faces his likely toughest test yet, when the organization meets Thursday in Vienna to debate output cuts that his country badly wants but may not have the geopolitical leverage to push through. Russia and nine other non-OPEC allies will join the talks on Friday. ICE Brent futures have tumbled almost 30% in the past two months on fears of a supply glut and waning confidence in OPEC’s resolve to withstand pressure from the US to […]