OPEC and Non-OPEC Crude Oil Production Agreement: Compliance StatusOpec and Non-Opec Crude Oil Production Agreement • April 27th, 2018
Contract Type FiledApril 27th, 2018On November 30, 2016—in an effort to stabilize declining oil prices—the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced an agreement whereby 11 of the then-active 13 members would reduce crude oil production by approximately 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for 6 months starting January 1, 2017. On December 10, 2016, OPEC announced that 11 non-OPEC countries, led by Russia, had joined the agreement by pledging to further reduce oil production by 558,000 bpd. This “Declaration of Cooperation” to collectively reduce oil production by approximately 1.7 million bpd has been extended twice and is currently in effect through December 2018.