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Opec’s no-win situation on oil prices

There’s not much that the quota-bound bloc members can do for now

Opec+ no-win. Oil workers in Lagunillas. Venezuela, along with Iran and Libya, is exempt from Opec production cuts Jose Bula/Alamy via Reuters
Oil workers in Lagunillas. Venezuela, along with Iran and Libya, is exempt from Opec production cuts

When Opec+ decided to postpone its easing of production cuts two weeks ago, it was in a no-win situation. Oil prices tumbled on the signal that the organisation was negative on demand – but they would also have dropped had it added oil to the market...

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