Oil prices fell at the end of last month as OPEC disappointed markets by simply rolling over its output cuts for another nine months, rather than deepening them as well. However, this should still be enough to achieve the cartel’s aim of bringing stocks down to their five-year average, even if US production continues to increase and OPEC compliance slips a little.
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