Tuesday 15 March 2016

CRUDE OIL SLIPS TO BELOW $40 AS IRAN DASHES HOPES OF OUTPUT FREEZE

Despite the pledge by Saudi Arabia to cooperate with other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to stabilise the oil market, the price of crude oil fell by almost three per cent yesterday after Iran dashed hopes of a coordinated production freeze in the nearest future.

Saudi Arabia and several fellow OPEC members had agreed with non-OPEC Russia to freeze output at January levels in an attempt to prop up prices.
 

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