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Oil producers look at output levels as demand returns

Jun 30, 2021
OPEC and its allies are scheduled to meet Thursday as oil prices keep rising.
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Some traders bet on oil hitting $100 per barrel as economies thaw

Jun 8, 2021
Demand is picking up as more and more people resume their normal lives after vaccination.
With more people on the move as economies reopen, oil prices will keep going up if demand outraces supply.
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OPEC delays and spending cuts: Uncertainty abounds in the oil and gas industry

Dec 1, 2020
OPEC and its allies are having trouble coming to an agreement, because individual countries see thing differently.
The Brega oil port in Libya in September.
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OPEC has to decide whether it will continue to curb oil output

Nov 27, 2020
Ramping up production when demand is still weak could have major consequences on a relatively stable oil market.
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As cases of COVID-19 climb, oil prices face a longer recovery

Oct 19, 2020
OPEC countries, plus Russia, met Monday amid fears that the next wave of the pandemic will pummel demand.
An Austrian soldier stands guard outside the OPEC headquarters in Vienna in 2016.
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Oil prices tick back up as economies reopen, OPEC extends production cuts

Jun 8, 2020
Oil's recovery will depend on how the pandemic plays out, and whether there will be a second wave of illness.
The so-called OPEC+ club of producers agreed on Saturday to to extend oil production cuts into July.
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Can even a deal to cut oil production increase prices amid COVID-19?

Demand for oil is falling so quickly that even a reduction in supply will take some time to affect markets.
Many shale oil companies can operate profitably with prices so low.
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Oil price war: U.S. drillers feeling immediate pain

Mar 9, 2020
How bloody the shakeout becomes likely depends on how long crude prices stay in the basement.
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OPEC, Russia discuss large oil supply cuts in "demand emergency"

Mar 4, 2020
There was talk that OPEC and Russia might together cut the world's supply of oil by one million barrels a day.
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To maintain oil prices, OPEC and Russia entertain further cuts to supply

Dec 4, 2019
Members of the OPEC coalition of oil producers meet tomorrow in Vienna to discuss an excess of oil supply. The group will be joined by Russia on Friday for further talks. That combined group, known as OPEC-Plus, previously agreed to reduce production in order to keep prices up. Now, there’s too much oil with nowhere […]
A slowing worldwide demand for gasoline is leading to an excess in supply.
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