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OPEC+ has ‘means’ to deal with oil volatility: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman warned that a "vicious circle" was being "amplified by the flow of unsubstantiated stories. (AFP)
  • OPEC and 10 allies led by Russia a group known as OPEC+ agreed last month to raise production by 100,000 bpd in September
  • They had agreed to increases of almost 650,000 bpd in July and August, but the cartel has struggled to meet its quotas
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has said that the oil cartel and its allies have the means to deal with market challenges including by “cutting production”.
“OPEC+ has the commitment, the flexibility, and the means within the existing mechanisms… to deal with such challenges including cutting production at any time”, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an interview with Bloomberg, according to Saudi state news agency SPA.The Saudi-led Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) consists of 13 members.OPEC and 10 allies led by Russia a group known as OPEC+ agreed last month to raise production by 100,000 bpd in September following Western calls for more output after Russia’s war in Ukraine and a post-pandemic surge in demand sent crude prices soaring.

They had agreed to increases of almost 650,000 bpd in July and August, but the cartel has struggled to meet its quotas.

Oil prices have dropped from a peak in June due to growing supplies as well as concerns over the deteriorating economic outlook.

“Volatility and thin liquidity send erroneous signals to markets at times when clarity is most needed,” said Prince Abdulaziz.

He warned that a “vicious circle” was being “amplified by the flow of unsubstantiated stories about demand destruction, recurring news about the return of large volumes of supply, and ambiguity and uncertainty about the potential impacts of price caps, embargoes, and sanctions.”

OPEC raised production by 162,000 barrels in July to a total of 28.8 million bpd, with most of the output coming from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, according to its monthly report.

“In OPEC+ we have experienced a much more challenging environment in the past and we have emerged stronger and more cohesive than ever,” said Prince Abdulaziz.

“Soon we will start working on a new agreement beyond 2022”, he added.