TNPSC Thervupettagam

Cut in Oil Productions

April 15 , 2020 1593 days 796 0
  • It is the new OPEC deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia.
  • The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia have come together to cut oil output by 10%.
  • This is being done to control the falling oil prices amidst lock down all over the world due to COVID-19.
  • The Russian Government earlier refuted to sign the deal when Saudi Arabia initiated production cuts.
  • The OPEC asked Russia to cut its production by 300,000 barrels per day.
  • Though the new deal has made the biggest cuts, it will not cause major changes to price changes as the demand is unpredictably low.
  • The deal was brokered by the US President and also by G20. 
  • Opec+ refers to the alliance of crude producers, who have been undertaking corrections in supply in the oil markets since 2017.
  • OPEC plus countries include Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Russia, South Sudan and Sudan.

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