Baker Briefing: Drilling Down on the OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts
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Table of Contents
Author(s)
David M. Satterfield
Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy | Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public PolicyMark Finley
Fellow in Energy and Global OilJim Krane
Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies | Co-Director, Middle East Energy RoundtableKristian Coates Ulrichsen
Fellow for the Middle East | Co-Director, Middle East Energy Roundtable
OPEC+, which is led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, announced this week that it is cutting oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day starting in May. This amounts to removing roughly 1% of oil from the global market. Our experts discuss the far-reaching consequences of this move for U.S. gas prices, American energy security, and U.S.-Saudi relations.
Discussants:
The Honorable David M. Satterfield, Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy
Mark Finley, Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy
Jim Krane, Ph.D., Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Ph.D., fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute for Public Policy
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