Why the OPEC+ Output Cuts Have Flopped

Two-thirds of the recently announced supply reductions won’t remove any extra barrels.

A pump jack on an oil field near Samara, Russia.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Welcome to Energy Daily, our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, Bloomberg Oil Strategist Julian Lee looks at why the recent OPEC+ output cuts have proven underwhelming so far. To get this newsletter sent to your inbox, you can sign up here.

Additional oil production cuts announced by members of the OPEC+ group last week are failing to impress the market. It’s no surprise why.