COM - OPEC UAE reach compromise; oil prices remain lower

OPEC has reached a compromise with the United Arab Emirates, agreeing to lift the amount of oil the country can eventually pump as part of a wider agreement to boost global supplies, WSJ reports.August WTI crude oil (CL1:COM) -0.3% to $75.01/bbl; September Brent (CO1:COM) -0.1% to $76.39/bbl.ETFs: [[XLE]], [[USO]], [[UCO]], [[XOP]], [[VDE]], [[GUSH]], [[OIH]], [[ERX]], [[BGR]], [[BNO]]Earlier this month, most delegates agreed to a deal that would call for OPEC+ to raise production by 400K bbl/day each month through late 2022, which would unwind remaining output curbs, but the UAE refused to sign on, insisting on a higher quota as part of any deal.The UAE wanted its baseline raised to 3.8M bbl/day from 3.2M bbl/day; in the compromise, the group agreed to increase the baseline to 3.65M bbl/day starting in April, according to the report.

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OPEC, UAE reach compromise; oil prices remain lower