Russia says oil cuts may be extended amid high compliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a prayer service at the Kremlin’s Annunciation Cathedral in July 2012. File photo
Russia's energy minister says there's "94 per cent" compliance on a six-month oil production cut among OPEC members and non-cartel nations, as well as discussions about continuing the cuts to boost crude prices.
Alexander Novak made the comments Sunday in Kuwait at a compliance meeting.
Russia's TASS news agency quoted Novak as saying discussions on extending the cuts continue.
OPEC agreed in late November to cut its production by 1.2 million barrels a day, the first reduction agreed to by the cartel since 2008. Nearly a dozen other countries pledged in December to cut an additional 558,000 barrels a day.
Crude oil sold for over $100 a barrel in the summer of 2014, before bottoming out below $30 a barrel in January 2016. It now trades just under $50 a barrel.
The Associated Press
March 26th 2017
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