OPEC, allies agree to extend deep output cuts through July


VIENNA: OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, and other key oil producers agreed Saturday to extend historic output cuts through July, as oil prices tentatively recover and Covid-19 (coronavirus) lockdowns ease.

The 13-member cartel and its allies, notably Russia, decided to extend by a month deep May and June cuts agreed in April to boost prices, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in a statement.

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