| Oil prices have been falling for the past two months. The OPEC basket price has ranged between $80 and $90 a barrel compared to the $100-$115 range of the past four years. This recent drop happens at a time when oil-producing countries will draft their 2015 budget and try to adopt an average oil price for the upcoming year.
The drop in oil prices is expected to adversely affect their budgets. Markets usually expect OPEC countries to cut production when prices fall. This time, however, OPEC is looking to US shale oil to contribute to price stability, because the increase in shale oil production has impacted the markets...............................................Full Article: Source
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