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By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova Consultants to be appointed to carry out capacity assessments Saudi minister says OPEC+ meeting was one of most successful in his career OPEC+ meeting on Sunday agreed a new maximum production capacity mechanism LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) – OPEC+ members will undergo an annual assessment of their …

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At first glance the decision by OPEC+ to leave oil output levels unchanged for the first quarter of next year could be viewed as confirmation the exporter group is concerned about a looming crude supply glut. It was widely expected that the eight members of OPEC+ undertaking voluntary oil output cuts would stick to their …

OPEC+ Sticks to its ‘All is Fine in Oil’ Mantra, But Uncertainty Rises: Russell Read More »

OPEC+ agreed to leave oil output levels unchanged for the first quarter of 2026 at its meetings on Sunday as the group slows down its push to regain market share amid fears of a looming supply glut. The meeting of OPEC+, which pumps half of the world’s oil, comes during a fresh U.S. effort to …

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LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – OPEC+, which pumps about half the world’s oil, has paused oil output hikes for the first quarter of 2026 after releasing some 2.9 million barrels per day into the market since April 2025. The group still has about 3.24 million bpd of output cuts in place, representing around 3% of …

Explainer: OPEC+ Policies of Oil Output Hikes and Cuts Read More »

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler OPEC+ meets on Sunday, expected to be online Eight OPEC+ members to also meet on Sunday to review market LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely to leave output levels unchanged at its meeting on Sunday while focusing talks on a theoretical topic of how much oil its …

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World oil supply is expected to match demand next year in a reflection of the wider OPEC+ group’s production increases, an OPEC report showed on Wednesday, marking a further shift from its earlier projections of a supply deficit in 2026. OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other allies, has …

OPEC Sees Balanced Oil Market in 2026, Moves Further Away from Deficit Projection Read More »

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – OPEC’s oil output rose further in October after an OPEC+ agreement to raise production, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday, though the scale of the increase slowed sharply from September and the summer months. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 28.43 million barrels per day …

OPEC Oil Output Rises by 30,000 bpd in October, Survey Finds Read More »