OPEC deal not a game-changer for oil markets

Last night’s surprise OPEC announcement that it will limit output caused prices to surge. But the lack of details, OPEC’s poor record of compliance with its own quotas and the potential for shale producers to ramp up output make us sceptical that the deal will hasten the oil market rebalancing. 

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