OPEC+ Cuts That Steadied Market Now Bring Risk of $100 Crude

  • There’s a danger OPEC+ will over-tighten supplies, says DNB
  • Demand is faltering, but EU sanctions threaten Russian exports

The OPEC+ oil supply cuts, which started this month, anchored crude near $95 a barrel.

Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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Oil’s rise toward $100 a barrel is exposing some of the risks in OPEC+’s controversial production cuts.

For about a month, the group’s decision appeared to fulfill its stated aim of stabilizing oil markets, with crude prices steadying against a deteriorating backdrop for fuel demand.