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Saudi Arabia

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Capital Riyadh
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Population32. 94 million (2017)
Did you knowSaudi Arabia is the fifth-largest Middle Eastern country by population (31,521,000).
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Record deal to cut oil output ends, the price war

Nov 15,2023 10:51 pm

The Deal represents the largest cut in the oil production, which has agreed to ever have

Opec producers and the Nato countries have agreed to a record oil deal, the slash global production by about 10% after a slump in demand, caused by coronavirus lock.

The Deal , agreed on Sunday via video-conference, is the biggest cut in oil production that was ever made.

Opec + announced from oil producers and allies, including Russia, for the offer on 9 April, But Mexico fought back against the cuts.

the Opec yet to announce the offer, But the individual Nations have acknowledged this.

The only detail confirmed So Far is that 9. 7 million Barrel per day cut by Opec oil producers and allies.

On Monday in Asia, oil rose over $1 per barrel in early trading, with the global benchmark Brent to 3. 9% to $32. 71 per barrel and US variety of West Texas Intermediate to 6. 1% to $24. 15 per barrel.

shares in Australia jumped 3. 46%, led by energy exporters, But the Japanese Nikkei 225 fell 1. 35% on continuing concerns of the poor, the global demand due to the spread of the coronavirus.

"This is an unprecedented agreement because it is not only between Opec and Opec +. But it is also the largest provider in The World that supply the U.S. and other G-20 countries have agreed to support the agreement, both reducing the production and also with something of The Surface , by it said in the store," Sandy Fielden, Director of Oil research at research company Morningstar, The Bbc .

U.S. President Donald Trump and Kuwait's energy Minister, Dr. Khaled Ali Mohammed al-Fadhel tweeted The News , while Saudi Arabia confirmed the energy Ministry and the Russian state news Agency Tass reported both separately for The Deal on Sunday.

"By The Grace of Allah, then with a wise leadership, continuous efforts and continuous conversations since The Dawn of Friday, we now announce the completion of the historic agreement to reduce the production of approximately 10 million barrels of oil per day to members of the" Opec +' starting from 1. In may 2020," wrote Dr. al-Fadhel in a tweet.

the Global demand for oil has shrunk by an estimated one-third, More Than three billion people, are locked in their homes because of the Corona Virus outbreak.

Before that, up to an 18-year low, after Opec fails to cut+ could.

talks have been complicated by disagreements between Russia and Saudi Arabia , But in the 2. April, the price of oil.

The first details of The Deal , the Opec + on Thursday, saw The Group and its allies cut of 10 million barrels per day or 10% of The World 's supply from 1. May. A further five million barrels were expected to be cut by other Nations outside of The Group , such as the USA, Canada, Brazil and Norway.

He said the cuts would be relaxed, to eight million barrels per day between July and December. Then you would be re-softened to six million barrels between January and April 2021, and 2022.

'recycled deal"

Independent oil market analyst Gaurav Sharma told The Bbc that The Deal agreed on Sunday, was "slightly lower" compared to The 10 million barrels per day, was originally announced on Thursday. Mexico had protested, so that these cuts, and the completed delayed the business is.

Then said on Friday, the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, that an unusual offer of the US President, railed, who has long opposed the Opec .

Mr Trump said Washington would help Mexico to pick up "some of the slack" and is not later reimbursed, But he did not know exactly how The Arrangement would work.

"Now offer warmed up placatingly, Mexico has calm down again, The Market , even closer and the doubts to The Surface ," said Mr Sharma said.

"the bulk of the output cuts are based on Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut 2. 5 million barrels per day from the agreed-upon and somewhat inflated level of 11 million barrels per day. More importantly, for the majority of 2019, Russia is very poor form shown in the compliance with the previously agreed Opec + cuts. So The Market is unlikely to take place, the announced cut in the Face Value . "

He added that forecasts for a decline in demand in the summer, "dire", with the even The Most optimistic forecasts point to a reduction of the 18. 5 million barrels per day.

Mr Sharma said: "The Announcement can stop against The Bleeding , But can not prevent to consider what is likely to be a bad summer for the oil producers with the potential, with oil prices below $20 (£16; €18). "



oil, coronavirus pandemic, oil & gas industry, opec

Source of news: bbc.com

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