Oil Refineries
OPEC+ pumps more oil but is it necessary and at what cost? Russell
After OPEC+'s decision to increase crude oil production, two questions arise: Who will buy the extra crude and will they export the barrels that they claim to be producing? OPEC+ decided at a weekend gathering to increase production by 548,000 barrels a day (bpd). This is up from the 411,000 bpd that the group approved for May June and July and 138,000 bpd in April. Eight members of the group will boost production - Saudi Arabia (as well as Russia, Kuwait, Oman and Iraq), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kazakhstan, Algeria, Kuwait, Oman and Russia. The eight countries will have...