WTI Hits $50 As OPEC Agrees On Modest Output Increase For Russia, Kazakhstan

Amid winks, nods, and rumors, WTI Crude futures have just surged back above $50 for the first time since February after OPEC+ appears to have agreed on a small crude output hike in February.

As Reza Zandi reports, OPEC+ will increase the current level of production by only 75 thousand bpd instead of 500 thousand bpd.

It appears that the increase will apply to Russia and Kazakhstan.

Additionally, delegates claim that the Saudis plan to make voluntary output cuts in February, which is quite a shocking signal of The Kingdom’s determination to “re-balance” the oil market.

This is about as ‘best case scenario’ as we can imagine for this meeting.

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