OPEC Output
Eight member countries of OPEC decide to hike output by 547,000 bpd for Sept
This story was originally published at 11:47 IST on 4 August 2025
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MUMBAI – Eight member countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have decided to implement production hike of 547,000 barrels per day in September. In view of a steady global economic outlook and current healthy market fundamentals, as reflected in the low oil inventories, the oil cartel has decided to implement the output hike, the cartel said in a release on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman had been participating in voluntary production cuts, initially made in November 2023, which were scheduled to be phased out by September 2026. But the voluntary production cuts ended ahead of schedule. The eight countries began raising output in April with a hike of 138,000 bpd, followed by larger-than-planned hikes of 411,000 bpd in May, June and July and 548,000 bpd in August.
The phase-out of the additional voluntary production adjustments may be paused or reversed, subject to evolving market conditions. This flexibility will allow the group to continue to support oil market stability, it said. The eight countries will hold monthly meetings to review market conditions, conformity, and compensation, acccording to the release.
These eight members of the cartel noted that this measure will provide an opportunity for the participating countries to accelerate their compensation. These countries reiterated their collective commitment to achieve full conformity with the Declaration of Cooperation, including the additional voluntary production adjustments that were agreed to be monitored by the joint ministerial monitoring committee during its 53rd meeting held on Apr 3, 2024.
In addition, the countries also confirmed to fully compensate for any overproduced volume since January 2024, the cartel said. The eight memeber countries will meet again on Sept. 7, the release said.
The following shows the required production by each of the eight member nations in September compared with August in thousand barrels per day:
| Country | Required production in Sept (kbd) | Required production in Aug (kbd) |
| Algeria | 959 | 948 |
| Iraq | 4,220 | 4,171 |
| Kuwait | 2,548 | 2,518 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,978 | 9,756 |
| UAE | 3,375 | 3,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,550 | 1,532 |
| Oman | 801 | 792 |
| Russia | 9,440 | 9,344 |
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Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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