| About the only surprise to come from OPEC’s decision on June 5 to leave oil output unchanged was that everyone got along. “I have been in OPEC for some many years, and it is the first time I had seen this,” OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla El-Badri said after the meeting. “Very, very positive.”
Last November, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries introduced its strategy of maintaining production to take market share from higher-cost producers, the group’s weaker members like Venezuela argued for a cut to boost prices. This time, even they were supportive amid signs the strategy is working...............................................Full Article: Source
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