He warned that Russian companies would "not supply oil to those countries" that introduce such a cap. Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak, who is under US sanctions and attended the OPEC+ meeting, said a price cap would have a "detrimental effect" on the global oil sector. The oil production cut could give sanctions-hit Russia a boost ahead of a European Union ban on most of its crude exports later this year and as the Group of Seven wealthy democracies mull a cap on the country's oil prices. The international benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, was up at $93.43 following Wednesday's announcement. Oil prices rise - OPEC+ decided to slash its output as oil prices fell below $90 per barrel in recent months over concerns about the global economy, after soaring to $140 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Western allies led by the United States have tried to isolate Russia's economy, which relies heavily on energy exports, in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and top economic advisor Brian Deese said in a statement that Biden was "disappointed by the shortsighted decision by OPEC+". "It's clear that OPEC+ is aligning with Russia with today's announcement," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said aboard Air Force One. The timing is also bad for Biden's political agenda as it comes ahead of US midterm elections next month. But the decision drew a swift rebuke from US President Joe Biden, who had made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia in July under pressure as Americans faced rising prices at fuel stations. Saudi Arabia's energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, defended the move, saying the cartel's priority was "to maintain a sustainable oil market", at a press conference following OPEC+'s first in-person meeting since March 2020. It is the biggest cut since the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020, raising fears that it will turbocharge oil prices at a time when countries are already facing soaring energy-fuelled inflation. The 13-nation OPEC cartel headed by Riyadh and its 10 allies led by Moscow agreed to reduce output by two million barrels per day from November at a meeting in Vienna, the group said in a statement. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other top oil producers agreed on a major cut in production on Wednesday to boost crude prices - a move denounced by the United States as a concession to Moscow that will further hurt the global economy. Watch a trailer for ‘Revenge of the Pink Panther’: In 2011, Kwouk was named an officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.ĭiamond said Kwouk’s family would be holding a private funeral, with a memorial service at a later date. ![]() Kwouk made screen appearances into his 80s, including a regular role in long-running British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. Related: Kit West, Oscar-Winning Effects Artist on ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ Dies at 80 Other film appearances included Norman Jewison’s sci-fi thriller Rollerball and Steven Spielberg’s World War II drama Empire of the Sun, as well as the 1980s British World War II TV series Tenko. Kwouk appeared in half a dozen more Pink Panther movies as Cato Fong, a manservant whose job was to attack Clouseau when he least expected it. In 1964, Blake Edwards cast him in A Shot in the Dark, a comedy centered on Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Clouseau. ![]() Kwouk appeared in the James Bond films Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice as well as the 1967 Bond spoof Casino Royale, and had roles in popular 1960s TV series Secret Agent, The Avengers, and The Saint. Related: ‘Goldfinger’ Director Guy Hamilton Dies at 93 ![]() ![]() She didn’t give a cause of death.īorn in northwest England in 1930 and raised in Shanghai, Kwouk had his first major film role in 1958’s T he Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman. Kwouk’s agent, Jean Diamond, said in a statement that he “passed peacefully” on Tuesday. Burt Kwouk as Cato Fong (right) with Peter Sellers (left) as Inspector Clouseau (Photo: Alamy)īurt Kwouk, an actor who played martial arts expert Cato in the comic Pink Panther films, has died.
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