Nothing new: there were no surprises in the oil group's announcement regarding production targets this year.

OPEC leaves output unchanged

VIENNA // OPEC has left its production target unchanged after its first ministerial meeting of the year, surprising no one. The oil exporters' organisation said it was hoping for a continuation of the relative oil market stability experienced over the past five months, but added that was far from assured.

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