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Not really , Chinese demand had dropped sharply in late January due civoid shutdowns . The original production cut discussions were influenced by that significantly.

Saudi/Russia likely did not anticipate a global lockdown and decided to get into a price war to keep their absolute revenue numbers stable albeit by increasing production under reduced prices ,that has of course backfired spectacularly.



If the whole situation wasn't so serious, it would be hilarious just how badly-timed the oil price war was!




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