$66 Oil Traders Eye OPEC+ Decisions as Market Reacts to Potential Production Changes
Oil prices dipped on Thursday as investors awaited a key meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+.
Brent crude fell by 1.11 per cent to $66.85 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 1.20 per cent to $63.20 a barrel. The decline comes just three days before eight OPEC+ member states, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman, are set to decide on voluntary production adjustments.
According to Reuters, the countries will consider further increases to output in October “as the group seeks to regain market share.”
In previous decisions, the oil cartel had announced on December 5, 2024, that it would extend adjustments until the end of March 2025, adding that the 2.2 million barrels per day adjustments would be “gradually phased out monthly until the end of September 2026 ‘to support market stability.”
However, on March 3, the countries agreed to proceed with a planned oil output increase from April 1, followed by additional increases of 411,000 bpd for May and July, and 548,000 bpd in August and 547,000 bpd for September.
With oil trading below the $75 per barrel benchmark set for Nigeria’s 2025 budget, experts warn that the country’s budget implementation may be at risk, adding another layer of concern for the nation’s fiscal planning.
As the OPEC+ meeting approaches, markets remain sensitive to the potential production decisions that could further influence global oil prices.
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