Russia's Novak eyes OPEC+ oil output increase by 2 million bpd by April
12/03/2020 | 04:37pm EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told state Rossiya-24 TV on Thursday the cumulative oil output increase by the OPEC+ group will likely reach a planned 2 million barrels per day (bpd) by April barring a force majeure.
OPEC and Russia on Thursday agreed to slightly ease their deep oil output cuts from January by 500,000 bpd comparing to earlier planned 2 million bpd.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Chris Reese)