Blinken announced the upcoming US response to the decision of OPEC and Russia to reduce oil production

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Washington’s response to the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production.

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Thus, the United States is considering a number of options for retaliatory actions against Saudi Arabia, Blinken said.

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“We will not do anything that could infringe on our interests. This is the first and most important thing that we will be guided by,” he stressed.

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The Secretary of State also called the OPEC+ decision disappointing and short-sighted. He recalled that the global economy is facing the consequences of the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. “The supply must match the demand,” Blinken stated.

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On October 5, the participating states of the OPEC + agreement at a meeting in Vienna agreed to a significant reduction in oil production from November. Countries will have to reduce production by two million barrels per day from quotas approved in August.