OPEC Data Suggest 2 Million-Barrels-a-Day Oil Supply Deficit as Saudis Cut

  • Oil stockpiles may fall this quarter by most since late 2021
  • Saudi Arabia slashed production to 9 million barrels a day

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Global oil markets are on track for a sharp supply deficit of more than 2 million barrels a day this quarter as Saudi Arabia slashes production, OPEC data indicate.

Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries tumbled last month as the kingdom implemented a unilateral cutback to shore up markets, according to a report from the group on Thursday.