Line in the sand: OPEC+ defends $80 oil price floor with output cut

Anticipated drop in demand puts budgets at risk for Saudi Arabia and UAE

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Many OPEC members rely heavily on revenue from oil exports. © Reuters

TAKESHI KUMON and MISA HAMA, Nikkei staff writers

CAIRO/TOKYO -- With Wednesday's decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, OPEC+ nations aim to keep crude prices from sliding below $80 a barrel, the minimum needed to spare them fiscal trouble.

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