OPEC+ Raised August Output by 188,000 Barrels. Several Outlets Reported a Cut.
OPEC+ agreed a 188,000 bpd production increase for August 2026 at its 5 July virtual meeting, the fifth consecutive monthly rise. Several outlets reported it as a cut. This is the correction, the quota-versus-actual gap that makes the increase largely paper barrels, and how to reconcile the conflicting output series.
The UAE Left OPEC After 59 Years. Saudi Arabia Lost Its Swing-Producer Leverage.
The UAE ended 59 years of OPEC membership on 1 May 2026 — the largest producer ever to leave. Its June output hit a record 4.1m bpd outside the quota system, while Saudi Arabia holds an allocation it cannot fill. What the exit does to Riyadh's swing-producer leverage, and how to read the contested output numbers.
Three Institutions Forecast Saudi Growth in 2026. They Disagree by 2.5 Percentage Points.
Fitch says Saudi Arabia grows 0.6 percent in 2026. The World Bank says 3.1 percent. The IMF sits between at 1.7 percent. Set beside the oil-price and oil-output assumptions each used, the disagreement becomes an argument about how many barrels Saudi Arabia pumps in the second half.
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Analysis of Saudi Arabia's oil production in 2025, covering OPEC+ policy, production capacity, Aramco operations, and market dynamics.
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