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Posthaste: Oil prices could be cut in half if the Saudis open the taps, warn economists

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Saudi Arabia has the means, motive and opportunity to reverse its oil policy as it did in the price wars of 1985 and 2015 .

Capital Economics sees a 30 per cent of Saudi ramping up production by the end of next year .

OPEC+ alliance, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia , agreed to extend output cuts until December .

Today ’s Posthaste was written by Pamela Heaven , with additional reporting from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg .

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