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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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OPEC+ set for fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure, sources say

LONDON: OPEC+ is set to agree on Sunday a fourth increase in oil ‌output targets ⁠in as ⁠many months, three OPEC+ sources said, even though the U.S. war with Iran is ​still preventing several of the group's members from pumping more.

The war has cut oil ​flows via the Strait of Hormuz, creating the world's biggest ever supply crisis as key OPEC+ members including Saudi Arabia have been unable to ​supply customers in full since the end of ⁠February. The ‌crisis for OPEC+ deepened when the United Arab Emirates left ​the Organization ​of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after almost 60 years.

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