At the 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting the oil-producing countries unanimously approved a resolution to boost crude oil production in September by a further 100,000 barrels a day. According to the statement published on the official website of RF Government, the impact of insufficient investment in oil production facilities in recent years remains a challenge for oil-producing nations, and is effecting the current trends and pushing prices up.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak co-chaired the 31st ministerial meeting of the OPEC and non-OPEC countries. The parties to the agreement reviewed current trends in the world oil market and the level of fulfilling the agreement in June 2022, noting that key consumer countries’ demands for oil continued to increase, and they also considered the outlook for further growth.
“To maintain the balance of oil demand and supply, the parties to the agreement unanimously resolved to continue boosting oil production, increasing it by 100,000 barrels of oil per day in September 2022,” reads the statement. As Alexander Novak said, following the meeting, the additional increase in oil production would help support the upward trend in demand for oil. According to Mr Novak, at this point the demand for oil has reached the pre-pandemic figures.
“We are seeing economic recovery,” Mr Novak said. “Demand for oil is back to pre-pandemic levels. At the same time there are also negative factors, including the increasing incidence of COVID-19 and the uncertainties caused by the disruption of global transport and logistics chains. That is why cautious decisions like this are being taken.”
The next OPEC+ ministerial meeting is scheduled for 5 September 2022.
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