OPEC Plus Agrees to Oil Production Hike Amid Market Stability Concerns
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus (OPEC+) has agreed to increase oil production by 188,000 barrels per day from September this year.
This decision was made during a virtual meeting on August 2, 2026, to review global oil market conditions.
OPEC+ members, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, stated that the increase aims to support oil market stability while allowing participating countries to accelerate compensation for previous overproduction.