The Latest Breaking News from OPEC

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held telephone talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sheikh Mohammed stressed the need to maintain the stability of the energy market amid the crisis in Ukraine,…

Iraq stopped oil production from two southern fields with a combined capacity of almost half a million barrels a day. The shutdowns curtail the ability of OPEC’s second-largest member to pump crude just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tight supplies globally send prices soaring, according to Bloomberg on Monday.…

Saudi Arabia's crude oil production increased by 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) on a monthly basis in December to 10.02 million barrels per day, according to recent data. Crude exports slightly dropped from 6.949 million bpd in November to 6.937 million bpd, according to monthly export figures submitted by Saudi…

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman confirmed that Saudi Arabia seeks to ensure the immunity of the three pillars of the energy world: securing necessary energy supplies, continuous economic development by providing reliable energy sources, and facing climate change. He underscored that these three pillars must be observed without…

OPEC+ will work to integrate Iran into its oil supply-limiting accord should agreement be reached on reviving its nuclear deal with world powers, sources close to the group said, seeking to avoid market share competition that could hit prices. A successful outcome to the talks could lift US sanctions on…

Saudi Arabia is signaling it isn’t willing to pump more oil and won’t push for changes to an agreement with Russia and other producers that has kept a lid on oil production levels

There is no "immediate solution" to high oil prices, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said on Wednesday. The oil-producing countries' capacity to increase crude supply is curtailed by a lack of investment in the industry, said Itoua, who is also Congo’s minister…

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo on Monday said he was "reasonably optimistic" that global leaders involved in the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine will be able to restore peace and stability.

OPEC+ will likely stick to existing policies of moderate output increases even as it expects demand to rise to new peaks this year and as oil prices trade near their highest since 2014. The group, which comprises of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia…

Major oil-producing countries are deciding how much crude to pump to the world next month

The OPEC Fund for International Development committed $1.5 billion to global development last year, focused on helping its partner countries to increase economic resilience strengthen economic growth and job creation through support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The OPEC Fund, which marked its 46th anniversary on 28 January,…