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How much does OPEC matter?

The twice-yearly OPEC meeting in Vienna tomorrow is likely to confirm the official production target of 30m barrels per day. But the bigger picture is that the cartel now ranks no higher than a distant fourth in the list of factors determining global oil prices.

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