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  1. May 24, 2024 · Because of its large market share, the decisions OPEC makes can affect global oil prices. Its members meet regularly to decide how much oil to sell on global markets. As a result, when they lower ...

  2. Aug 7, 2023 · Given the removal of the U.S. constraint on moving oil and gas prices ever higher, Saudi Arabia and its OPEC brothers want to push them as high as they can. The U.S. is looking to close a new ...

    • Simon Watkins
  3. Jun 5, 2023 · In 2020, the price of crude oil crashed because of a lack of buyers, as countries went into lockdown. Opec+ had to boost prices by cutting production dramatically - by more than nine million ...

    • Oil Price and Supply
    • OPEC+ Disagreed on Pandemic Production Move
    • OPEC+ Cuts Production on Recession Concerns
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    As a cartel, the OPEC+ member countries collectively agree on how much oil to produce, which directly affects the ready supply of crude oil in the global market at any given time. OPEC+ subsequently exerts considerable influence over the global market price of oil and, understandably, tends to keep it relatively high to maximize profitability. If O...

    In March 2020, Saudi Arabia, an original member of OPEC, the largest exporterof OPEC, and an extremely influential force in the global oil market, and Russia, the second-leading exporter and, arguably, the second most important player in the recently formed OPEC+, failed to reach an agreement about cutting production to stabilize the price of oil. ...

    As pandemic restrictions eased around the world, oil prices began to recover along with demand. From lows of less than $17 per barrel in the spring of 2020, WTI prices recovered to more than $80 by October 2021. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, oil prices climbed even higher, with WTI prices jumping over $115 per barrel by June. As Rus...

    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the broader coalition known as OPEC+ leverage their countries’ dominant market position to exert a strong influence over global oil prices. However, divergent long-term goals for member countries and increased production from countries outside the group may limit the capacity of OPEC+...

    • Michael Bromberg
  4. Nov 11, 2022 · In 2016, OPEC formed an alliance with other oil-producing nations to create OPEC+. The 10 countries now in OPEC+ include Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mexico, and Oman. The move to create OPEC+ was a response to falling crude oil prices partly caused by a huge increase in US shale oil production since 2011.

  5. 4 days ago · For a long time, we have seen OPEC’s commanding presence in global oil markets, wielding influence through both direct and indirect means.A look at event and announcement data from our Trading Co-Pilot over the selected period of August to November 2024 (see above image) particularly illustrates the way OPEC influenced the price of oil and associated market responses.

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  7. 1 day ago · OPEC+ will have little room to manoeuvre on oil policy when it meets in December: it would be risky to increase output because of weak demand, and difficult to deepen supply cuts because some ...

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