Crude Climbs as OPEC and Allies Finalize Production Limitations

  • Producer group surprises with 1.2 million barrel-a-day cut
  • October output levels to be used as a baseline for reductions

Khalid Al-Falih speaks to reporters ahead of the 175th OPEC meeting in Vienna on Dec. 6.

Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
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Oil in New York jumped after OPEC and allied crude exporters surprised traders with a larger-than-expected output reduction.

Futures advanced more than 2 percent in New York and London on Friday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and aligned nations will collectively curb production by 1.2 million barrels a day, 20 percent more than previously discussed.