OPEC+ Cuts Intensify the ‘Siege’ on Oil Consumers, IEA Warns
- World faces 2 million-barrel-a-day deficit in second half
- Supply shortfall tempered by surprising resilience of Russia
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OPEC+ production cuts are likely to drive up oil prices and inflict more pain on consumers already squeezed by high inflation, the International Energy Agency said.
Global oil markets — already on track for a supply deficit before Saudi Arabia and its partners unveiled the surprise curbs — will tighten more than previously expected, forcing hefty inventory withdrawals of about 2 million barrels a day on average in the second half of the year, according to the agency.