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Russian economy ministry to up 2018 oil forecast after OPEC deal

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Reuters MOSCOW
Last Updated : Dec 01 2017 | 4:15 PM IST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian economy ministry will increase its oil price forecast for 2018 after OPEC and non-OPEC producers led by Russia had agreed to extend oil output cuts, Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Friday.

The ministry will up its 2018 forecast for a barrel of Urals crude oil to above $50 from its previous estimate of $43.8 per barrel, Oreshkin said.

(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; Writing by Polina Nikolskaya; Editing by Andrey Ostroukh)

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