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OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day to shore up prices, defying U.S. pressure



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Oil prices have fallen to roughly $80 from over $120 in early June amid growing fears about the prospect of a global economic recession.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA group of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers on Wednesday agreed to impose deep output cuts, seeking to spur a recovery in crude prices despite calls from the U.S. to pump more to help the global economy.OPEC and non-OPEC allies, a group often referred to as OPEC+, decided at their first face-to-face gathering in Vienna since 2020 to reduce production by 2 million barrels per day from November.related investing news Three things to watch for from the OPEC meeting, including a likely market-moving supply cutEnergy market participants had expected OPEC+, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, to impose output cuts of somewhere between 500,000 barrel …

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