EnergyReader · 2026-08-02 13:57

OPEC+ Set for Another 188,000 bpd Hike as Capacity Gaps Erode the Value of Quota Moves

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 2, 2026

Analysts at Rystad Energy expect OPEC+ to approve another 188,000 barrel-per-day output increase for September, following several months of identical hikes — but Jorge Leon, the firm's analyst, said that increase is likely to be the last in the current series before the group faces what DNB Carnegie analysts described as potentially difficult talks over new production quotas starting next year.

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