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Asharq Al-Awsat
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OPEC+ Agrees to Cut Output by 9.7 mln bpd from May

FILE PHOTO: A person passes the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in front of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Oil producers unanimously agreed on Sunday to cut output by 9.7 million barrels per day from May.

OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations agreed to cut output by a record amount, representing around 10 percent of global supply, to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources told Reuters.

The group, known as OPEC+, agreed to reduce output by 9.7 million bpd for May-June, after four days of marathon talks.

Two OPEC+ sources told Reuters the deal had been sealed in a video conference.

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