The global oil deficit is now seen at about 1 million barrels per day, Russia’s deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said, days before the OPEC+ top negotiators are to meet

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview published on Monday that the oil prices of $62-$66 per barrel reflect the current market

The panel decided to stick to policies broadly agreed at a previous April 1 meeting of OPEC+, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said after the talks

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak added that Russia’s energy ministry was ready to support export curbs on oil products in order to bolster the domestic market

Oil production in Russia declined last year for the first time since 2008 and reached its lowest level since 2011 following a global deal to cut output and sluggish demand caused by the coronavirus, statistics showed

Russia expects to support an increase in oil production by the group, known as OPEC+, of another 500,000 barrels per day from February at next month’s summit of the leading global oil producers

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the decision by OPEC+ last week to gradually increase oil output would help Russia to fulfil its budget revenue plan and also potentially grow its sovereign wealth fund

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia will stick to its obligations under the deal with the OPEC on oil output cuts

Russia’s energy minister said it was too early to discuss the future of global oil production curbs beyond December, less than a week after saying plans to reduce the output restrictions should proceed

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies may discuss this month which countries have lagged in reducing their oil output under a global oil cut deal, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said