of a hole. that report is out at 8:30 a.m. we will break that on new day. now to the price the at the pump. opec stays the course. agreeing to add 400,000 extra barrels of oil to world supply in january. this is a really closely watched move from capitals around the world. demand is surging for oil. the u.s. and its allies had asked opec plus to release even more when the cartel did not, the u.s. and nations released millions of barrels from their own strategic reserves to try to cool off gas prices. in a statement, opec plus said it is ready to make immediate adjustments if required. the group s next meeting january 4th, a look at gas prices in the u.s. right now 3.37 for a gallon of regular, down from last month. but up sharply from last year. the biggest factor in oil this week actually is the new variant, the omicron variant, and concerns it could close factories and hamper travel around the world. of course, that would depress the economy and lower gas prices. where have all