OPEC+ Agrees Oil Supply Boost After UAE, Saudi Reach Compromise

OPEC+ Agrees Oil Supply Boost After UAE, Saudi Reach Compromise
UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei attends the UAE Energy Forum 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 8, 2020. Kamran Jebreili/AP Photo
Reuters
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MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON—OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to boost oil supply from August to cool prices which have climbed to 2-1/2 year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

The group, which includes OPEC countries and allies like Russia, crucially agreed new production allocations from May 2022 after Saudi Arabia and others agreed to a request from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that had threatened the plan.