BRIEF-OPEC Says Demand For Oil Was Stronger Than Expected In The Final Three Months Of 2021 - WSJ

* OMICRON'S IMPACT ON OIL DEMAND WEAKER THAN EXPECTED IN LATE 2021 - WSJ

* VARIANT'S IMPACT IS PROJECTED TO BE MILD BUT UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN OVER NEW VARIANTS AND RENEWED MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS, OPEC SAYS - WSJ * DEMAND FOR OIL WAS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED IN THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF 2021, OPEC SAYS - WSJ

* FOR THE YEAR AS A WHOLE, OPEC LEFT ITS FORECAST UNCHANGED, SAYING DEMAND GREW BY 5.7 MILLION BARRELS A DAY, AVERAGING 96.4 MILLION BARRELS A DAY - WSJ * OPEC SAID DEMAND IN THE THIRD QUARTER WAS 240,000 BARRELS A DAY WEAKER THAN IT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED - WSJ

* OPEC ALSO KEPT ITS FORECASTS FOR DEMAND GROWTH IN 2022 STEADY AT 4.2 MILLION BARRELS - WSJ

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