OPEC Keen to Extend Cut, Russia Is Circumspect: Reality Check
- Saudis, Iraq and U.A.E. all willing to continue policy
- Trade and geopolitical risks cloud oil market outlook
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For an OPEC+ meeting in which the key decision over an output-cut extension is supposedly “in the bag,” according to Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih, Monday’s gathering in Vienna could be as closely watched as any during the three-year coalition.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies convene next week to discuss extending a 1.2 million barrel-a-day cut into the second half. While the cartel’s three biggest members – Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates – are all willing to continue the policy of reduced production, Russia remains circumspect, prompting questions over potential changes to policy.