Crude Oil Bounces as OPEC Adopts Underwhelming Production Increase

Crude oil near $71 amid Middle East tensions

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil jumped the most since late 2016 after OPEC adopted a smaller-than-expected production increase. – Futures advanced 4.6 percent in New York on Friday to close above $68 a barrel for the first time this month. Although the OPEC-led group of 24 major oil producers approved a 1 million barrel boost to daily output, several cartel members said the actual increase will only reach 700,000 because some nations are incapable of pumping more crude.

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OPEC Reaches Deal to Raise Oil Output From July Onward

OPEC Reaches Deal to Raise Oil Output From July Onward – OPEC Is Said to Have Deal in Principle With Iran for Output Hike – West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, finds a temporary support near $62.00 during Wednesday’s Asian session after sliding almost 4.40% in last two trading days. The Oil price gets a provisional relief after the OPEC+ denied speculation regarding the announcement of a multi-fold hike in Oil production in its upcoming meeting on Sunday.

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OPEC Is Said to Have Deal in Principle With Iran for Output Hike

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – OPEC has reached an agreement in principle to boost oil production, achieving a last-minute compromise that overcame Iran’s threats to veto any supply hike. The preliminary accord allows for an additional 600,000 barrels a day of oil to flow onto the market, about 0.5 percent of global supply, said a delegate. That reflects a 1 million barrel-a-day adjustment on paper to the production cuts implemented by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, the delegate said, asking not to be named because the information is private.

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