OPEC cut oil exports in June by 1.84 million barrels per day from May levels as it works to implement an output reduction agreement with Russia and other allies

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the global oil market might achieve a balance between supply and demand in July and could even face a shortage of crude

OPEC has cut oil output in June by 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) from May levels as it works to implement a supply restraint agreement with Russia and other allies

Bank of America (BofA) Global Research has lifted its oil price forecast for this year and next as demand recovers from coronavirus-linked shutdowns, the OPEC+ output cut deal curtails supply, and producers slash capital expenditure

OPEC forecast a gradual recovery in global demand for oil, which has been hammered by the coronavirus crisis, and said record supply cuts by producers were already helping to rebalance the market

Oil demand is recovering from the greatest fall in its history in 2020, IEA said, but less flying due to coronavirus fears means the world will not return to pre-pandemic demand levels before 2022

Iraq has agreed with major oil companies operating its giant southern oilfields to cut crude production further in June, as it aims to improve its compliance with its output cut targets under the global deal with OPEC+

The group, known as OPEC+, also demanded countries such as Nigeria and Iraq, which exceeded production quotas in May and June, compensate with extra cuts from July to September

OPEC+ meet on Saturday to discuss extending record oil production cuts and to approve a new approach that aims to force laggards such as Iraq and Nigeria to comply better with the existing curbs

OPEC+ oil producers could still hold a ministerial video conference this week if Iraq and others which have not fully complied with existing oil supply cuts agree to boost their adherence