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Crude oil sells off more than $2 as OPEC+ price wars show signs of escalation

May 4, 2025 8:06 PM
BOE Report Staff

Crude oil futures plunged during the Sunday evening trading session as Reuters reports suggested that OPEC+ was set to further speed up oil output hikes.

The Reuters article suggested that OPEC+ could consider bringing back as much as 2.2 million barrels per day of the previously cut oil production by November. While some on X questioned the sources, the damage was already done when the market opened for Sunday night futures trading.

May WTI oil futures were last at $56.03, down almost 4% from Friday’s close.


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