{"id":20984,"date":"2020-02-06T15:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=20984"},"modified":"2020-02-06T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:12:55","slug":"uncertainty-as-opec-may-cut-500000bpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/uncertainty-as-opec-may-cut-500000bpd","title":{"rendered":"Uncertainty as OPEC may cut 500,000bpd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are indications that Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and `its allies, especially Russia, will further cut oil supply by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), a situation that would worsen economic realities in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In the proposed Nigeria\u2019s 2020 budget is predicated on 2.18 million bpd at a price of $57 per barrel, while the exchange rate is expected to remain N305\/$1.<\/p>\n<p>Dropping by about $10 due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in China, Brent yesterday stood at $54.76, falling below Nigeria\u2019s expectation in the face of looming further cut in Nigeria\u2019s OPEC quota, which last stood at 1.774 million barrels per day (bpd).<\/p>\n<p>Although OPEC and non-OPEC panel called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/isoiec-jtc-1.html\">Joint Technical Committee<\/a> (JTC), which is ending today, the cartel is reportedly looking to hold emergency ministerial meeting on February 14. It had earlier agreed with partners to cut output further by 500,000bpd from January to March 2020. This is different from the previous cut of 1.2 million bpd already agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Also,stakeholders, especially oil market analysts and economists had told The Nation that current development is capable of leading Nigeria\u2019s economy into another recession and shortage of foreign exchange, given that the nation\u2019s foreign reserve has depleted to about $40.95 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, Nigeria\u2019s crude oil production fell to 1.57 million bpd day, a development which is far below budget projection and indeed, OPEC quota for the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are indications that Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and `its allies, especially Russia, will further cut oil supply by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), a situation that would worsen economic realities in Nigeria. 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