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Here's where each of OPEC's 13 members stand after the Doha meeting flopped

Apr 18, 2016, 20:37 IST

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Talks in Doha concluded without a deal.

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But while a few OPEC members can continue waiting out the lower for longer environment, others are on the brink of disaster.

"With the Doha meeting ending in a bust, the pain is set to deepen for the vast majority of sovereign producers and physical oil output is increasingly at risk in several of the more distressed countries," wrote RBC Capital Markets' Global Head of Commodity Strategy Helima Croft in a note to clients.

"Many of these countries were struggling with pronounced political and security challenges when oil was above $100/bbl and they are now being forced to seek emergency lending facilities and in some cases adopt unorthodox crisis management measures to make the math work and keep their citizens from taking to the streets," she explained.

And for what it's worth, the RBC team notes that for worse-off OPEC members, even a possible rebound to $50 per barrel by the end of 2016 would be "anything but fabulous."

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Take a look at how each OPEC member is weathering geopolitical, economic, and security risks at the moment. The countries are listed from least to highest risk, with 10 being the highest.

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