OPEC+ keeps a cautious hand on output as Hormuz risks cloud oil market
OPEC+ approved a 188,000-barrel-per-day September adjustment, but constrained Hormuz shipping keeps crude and refined-fuel markets exposed to disruption.
OPEC+ approved a 188,000-barrel-per-day September adjustment, but constrained Hormuz shipping keeps crude and refined-fuel markets exposed to disruption.
OPEC+ will raise its combined production target by about 188,000 barrels per day from September, completing the rollback of a layer of voluntary cuts as Brent crude trades below $72 a barrel.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman approved an additional September production adjustment after reviewing global oil-market conditions.
OPEC+ agreed on August 2 to raise its combined production target by about 188,000 barrels per day from September, completing the rollback of a larger voluntary cut announced in 2023.
The OPEC+ producer alliance approved a modest September quota increase while warning that attacks on energy infrastructure remain costly and disruptive.
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OPEC+ will raise oil output targets by 188,000 bpd in August 2026, but Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions could still jolt fuel prices.