Russia blames OPEC for the excess supply

Former Russian deputy PM and Rosneft chief was on the wires today stating the excess oil supply in the global economy is mainly due to OPEC’s overproduction.

He added that coordinated cuts by all producers by one million barrels per day (bpd) would significantly help prices.

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