Futures were little changed in New York after rising 4.7 percent last week. The curbs have contributed to stability in the market and should remain, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said Saturday. Yet, Brent crude at $70 a barrel may be giving fresh stimulus to U.S. shale-oil drillers to boost output, according to the International Energy Agency. Oil has extended gains after a second annual advance as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies curb supply to drain a global glut. Though they have said the historic deal will run until the end of this year, OPEC is “very likely to cut short” the pact if markets become balanced, JP Morgan Securities said in a report. Click Read More below for additional information.

After four decades of a successful partnership in the paper industry, Pam Mantor and Helen Hawekotte are heading out for their final sales call and a well-earned retirement. Pam and Helen were a dynamic duo who were pioneers in the development of corporate end user paper programs. They blazed trails in the tech, telecommunications, and banking industries with the likes of Apple, HP, Microsoft, Sprint and DISH. Midland was fortunate to have Pam and Helen as valued employees and teammates. We will miss their market perspective and wealth of knowledge. We are a better company for having them on our team. We cherish the fond memories and many years of success shared with Pam and Helen. "You can't retire from being great" Unknown

Oil prices are likely to rise this year thanks to supply disruptions and an OPEC-led deal to limit production, but doubts over the future of compliance with the multilateral agreement and rising U.S. production could stem the upward momentum, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. A survey of 31 economists and analysts polled by Reuters showed Brent crude LCOc1 would average nearly $64 a barrel in 2018, versus $63 forecast in the February survey, but below the $67.18 average for the benchmark so far in 2018.