Saudis Likely to Push to Maintain Output Cuts Despite U.S. Pressure
Trump urges cartel to relax prices as Riyadh lobbies key allies Russia and Nigeria to honor pledged cuts
Saudi Arabia and others in OPEC are likely to back a continuation of oil-production curbs when the group meets in April, according to officials in the cartel, in defiance of U.S. pressure to keep crude prices low.
A coalition of 14 OPEC oil producers and 10 nations led by Russia struck a deal in December to carry out the curbs for six months starting in January but agreed to debate the decision again in April. The effort is meant to counter a global oversupply that had pushed prices lower.
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