Tue, 21-Oct-2025

OPEC+ hikes output quicker than predicted, as Russia’s war roils global oil markets

OPEC

Oil-producing allies decided to increase output by a larger-than-expected amount in July and August. In both July and August, OPEC+ will boost output by 648,000 barrels per day. The group has gradually returned the approximately 10 million barrels per day it promised to withdraw from the market in April 2020. OPEC and its oil-producing partners … Read more

‘Robust’ oil demand to overcome Omicron threat: OPEC

OPEC picks new secretary-general

PARIS: Global demand for oil is expected to remain “robust” in 2022 and overcome short-term disruption caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on Tuesday. But the Saudi-led group of top oil producers warned future virus strains and pandemic-related travel restrictions could threaten the global economic recovery. The … Read more