The alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to delay by two months, from October 1 to December 1, the implementation of its plan to gradually lift voluntary crude oil production cuts

OPEC+ is set to proceed with a planned oil output hike from October, as Libyan outages and pledged cuts by some members to compensate for overproduction counter the impact of sluggish demand

The International Energy Agency (IEA) kept its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast unchanged but trimmed its 2025 estimate, citing the impact of a weakened Chinese economy on consumption

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s oil point man said that there was no friction with OPEC+ due to Russia exceeding crude production quotas and that the world’s second largest oil exporter would compensate for its overpumping

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.70 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, up 70,000 bpd from May, according to a survey

OPEC said steady global economic growth has continued in the first half of 2024 and forecast that world oil demand would rise by 2.3 million bpd in the second half

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.63 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, up 145,000 bpd from April, a survey stated

OPEC+ agreed to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S. production

The increase in global oil inventories during April, due to weak fuel demand, could strengthen the rationale for OPEC+ producers to maintain supply cuts at their meeting on June 2

OPEC and its allies have yet to begin formal talks on extending voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day beyond June, but they could keep the cuts if demand fails to pick up