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OPEC, Like a Dying Star, Is About to Go Supernova
A Saudi-Russia axis may emerge from the debris.
Is it a black hole? Or is it OPEC?
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OPEC is dying. President Donald Trump will probably rejoice. But he may not like what takes its place any better.
For a while, in its youth, the group burned so very bright, helping members wrest control over their oil industries and stand up to foreign producers — and their governments. But now, like every star, it is about to implode.