OPEC+ Signals It Will Stick to Plan Despite Ukraine Invasion

OPEC+ Signals It Will Stick to Plan Despite Ukraine Invasion
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture on April 14, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
Reuters
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LONDON—Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to an OPEC+ agreement with Russia in the oil markets despite widening sanctions on Moscow and global outrage over its military assault on Ukraine.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia—a group known as OPEC+—have been unwinding historic production cuts they instated in 2020 after the pandemic caused an unprecedented fall in global demand.