The OPEC+ alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, has agreed to a new increase in crude oil production for November of 137,000 barrels per day, marking its eighth consecutive monthly increase

Spanish oil company Repsol has begun producing oil in the Leon-Castile basin in the state of Louisiana, strengthening its footprint in the United States, a key region in its 2024–2027 strategic plan

Russia has lowered its gas production and export forecasts while raising oil export projections for 2025, as the fallout from the war in Ukraine and strained relations with the West continue to weigh on its energy sector

Governments worldwide plan to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than the level consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the Paris Agreement

In its monthly oil market report, the IEA estimated that global inventories will rise by an average of 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second half of the year as supply far outpaces demand

OPEC made no changes to its relatively high global oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next, and said the world economy was maintaining a solid growth trend in the second half of this year

All production from any new future developments in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale basin will be directed to exports, the CEO of state-controlled oil company YPF said

Oil prices will decline significantly in the coming months as rising OPEC+ output drives a large buildup in inventories, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said

The schedule indicates that in total the members need to deliver monthly cuts ranging from 190,000 barrels per day to 829,000 bpd to comply with output targets

Oil prices fell by about 2% ahead of a weekend meeting of OPEC+ producers that is expected to consider another increase in production targets in October