Wednesday 7 January 2009

Opec production cuts boost prices

Oil prices rose above $50 a barrel on Tuesday amid a growing belief that Opec is succeeding in delivering cuts in production.

Oil traders have been largely sceptical about the cartel carrying out the three output cuts totalling 4.2m barrels a day it has announced since September. But preliminary evidence of lower supplies has now pushed prices higher.

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