EXCLUSIVE: Russia cuts expected 2026 oil output to 17-year low on war fallout, draft forecasts show - Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: Russia cuts expected 2026 oil output to 17-year low on war fallout, draft forecasts show - Reuters

Source: Reuters

DW NOTE

Russia's draft 2026 output forecast reflects wartime degradation of oil infrastructure, not policy choice. When you lose refining capacity to drone strikes and can't source Western extraction tech under sanctions, production falls whether you want it to or not. The 17-year low isn't a cutback — it's erosion dressed up as a forecast.

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