With the OPEC+ group due to meet April 1 to determine May production levels, analysts expect Russia to keep maintain its push for a moderate output increase given increased demand for fuel. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now S&P Global Platts Analytics expects the meeting “to be a repeat of the March 4 outcome” and the alliance to remain cautious about raising output. While a third round of lockdowns across Europe and the fragile global oil market are expected to persuade the alliance to roll over April quotas, the situation in Russia is slightly different. Mass vaccination and lighter coronavirus restrictions have driven domestic gasoline and diesel demand in Russia beyond pre-pandemic levels already in early […]