Opec output up as deal’s first phase ends
Opec members produced 23.25mn b/d in July — up by 970,000 b/d from a 28-year-low in June, when Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE all delivered cuts in excess of their commitments under the Opec+ output restraint deal. The end of those voluntary reductions drove last month’s increase. July marked the first month-on-month rise in…