OPEC+ Makes Modest Supply Hike as Russia Turmoil Lifts Price

  • Group sticks to plan with 400,000 b/d output increase in April
  • Oil surged above $110 a barrel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

OPEC ratified an increase of 400,000 barrels a day on Wednesday.

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OPEC and its allies agreed another modest revival in supplies for April at a low-key meeting that was overshadowed by the market turmoil unleashed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The 23-nation coalition led by Saudi Arabia ratified an increase of 400,000 barrels a day on Wednesday, continuing the gradual restoration of output halted during the pandemic, according to a statement.