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Saudi production cuts to boost prices

If implemented, Saudi Arabia’s shock pledge to cut oil production by 1m bpd in February and March should offset much of the current lockdown-related weakness in global oil demand. Consequently, the market should remain in a deficit, which is why we have raised our near-term price forecasts.

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