Russia has not discussed with the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers a possible crude oil supply increase to compensate for Russia’s fuel exports ban, the Kremlin said

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman defended OPEC+ cuts to oil market supply, saying international energy markets need light-handed regulation to limit volatility

According to the report, OPEC expects that global oil demand will rise by 2.25 million barrels per day in 2024, compared to the growth of 2.44 million bpd in 2023

Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has pumped 27.56 million barrels per day (bpd) this month, up 220,000 bpd from July

An OPEC+ ministerial panel, called the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee, decided to maintain the group’s current oil output policy during a meeting

Saudi Arabia will extend a voluntary oil output cut of one million barrels per day for another month to include September, it said, adding it could be extended beyond that or deepened

OPEC+ is unlikely to tweak its current oil output policy when a panel meets on Friday, as tighter supplies and resilient demand drive an oil price rally

A survey found that OPEC pumped 27.34 million barrels per day (bpd) this month, marking a decline of 840,000 bpd from June. This is the lowest output level since September 2021

OPEC’s forecast for 2024 will likely be lower than the growth it expects this year of 2.35 million barrels per day, or 2.4 percent, an abnormally high rate as the world moved out of the pandemic