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Russia says too early to consider extra output cuts, wait for OPEC+ deal to start

A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Russia. (File photo: Reuters)

Russia says too early to consider extra output cuts, wait for OPEC+ deal to start

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The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was too early to draw any conclusions about possible additional steps to stem the slump in oil prices before the global deal agreed by the OPEC+ group takes effect on May 1.

Oil prices slumped to less than $16 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting their lowest level since 1999, with the market awash with excess supply as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer demand for fuels.

“We should make an analysis just when the OPEC+ deal starts working... Now, we have just to wait,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about any potential additional measures Russia could take in connection with the weak oil prices.

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OPEC+ holds ‘informal teleconference’ to discuss price slump

Some OPEC ministers due to meet, discuss implementing output cuts immediately: Source

Saudi Arabia says it is committed to oil market stability, OPEC+ supply cuts

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