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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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OPEC members likely to agree on extension of production curbs: As US oil production reached 9.3 million bpd in the week ending 7 May - the highest level since August 2015, the other two largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed to extend production cuts until the end of 1Q18. Algerian Energy Minister Moureddine Boutarfar confirmed that “most OPEC members” would support the proposal.</li></ul> Assessment: Shale oil is not the only destabilising factor<ul><li>OPEC’s extension of oil production curbs…</li></ul>


OPEC members likely to agree on extension of production curbs: As US oil production reached 9.3 million bpd in the week ending 7 May - the highest level since August 2015, the other two largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed to extend production cuts until the end of 1Q18. Algerian Energy Minister Moureddine Boutarfar confirmed that “most OPEC members” would support the proposal. Assessment: Shale oil is not the only destabilising factorOPEC’s extension of oil production curbs…

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