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12-member oil cartel; Q2 2026 Brent collapsed 30% despite successive production-increase approvals.
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#30 18 Oct
Published secondary-source estimates of Russia's September output
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's crude exports drop to March low#175 24 Aug
Mentioned in: Bessent's oil threat meets a halved flow
Iran Conflict 2026#174 21 Aug
Mentioned in: US and Kuwait meet, agenda unpublished
Iran Conflict 2026#171 12 Aug
Mentioned in: Iran's wells flat as Iraq adds 665 tb/d
Iran Conflict 2026#26 2 Aug
Novak chairs OPEC+; diesel study waits
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#22 1 Aug
Mentioned in: OPEC release never mentions a pause
European Oil Markets#21 27 Jul
Mentioned in: Reuters sources point to an OPEC+ pause
European Oil Markets#25 23 Jul
Mentioned in: Urals crude nearly triples in weeks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#21 20 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent Last Day net long edges up to 14,255
European Oil Markets#17 15 Jul
Mentioned in: OPEC cuts 2026 demand a fourth time
European Oil Markets#16 10 Jul
Mentioned in: CFTC data show funds cut WTI length 23%
European Oil Markets#15 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Hormuz risk lifts the Brent-Dubai EFS
European Oil Markets#149 8 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent jumps 6% as oil ends its shrug
Iran Conflict 2026#148 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Oil jumps as Hormuz calm breaks
Iran Conflict 2026#14 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent-WTI blows out as price sits still
European Oil Markets#14 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Urals stalls; the discount blows to $20
European Oil Markets#14 5 Jul
Mentioned in: OPEC+ adds barrels it won't pump
European Oil Markets#13 3 Jul
Mentioned in: OPEC+ weighs a fourth August hike
European Oil Markets#13 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent grinds to $70 into OPEC+ weekend
European Oil Markets#13 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Distillate builds for a second week
European Oil Markets#12 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent ends worst quarter since 2020
European Oil Markets#142 30 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump talks $2.50 petrol, signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#141 28 Jun
Mentioned in: Oil barely moves on the stand-down
Iran Conflict 2026#12 27 Jun
Mentioned in: WTI longs hold, Brent book stays thin
European Oil Markets#12 27 Jun
Mentioned in: RBOB longs build for driving season
European Oil Markets#135 22 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent falls through Trump's war talk
Iran Conflict 2026#132 18 Jun
Mentioned in: Oil priced a reopening that never happened
Iran Conflict 2026#9 17 Jun
Mentioned in: Eighth US crude draw, 96.7% runs
European Oil Markets#9 17 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent hit a three-month low at $79
European Oil Markets#8 12 Jun
Mentioned in: Longs rebuilt into an 8-week low
European Oil Markets#8 11 Jun
Published June MOMR trimming 2026 demand growth to 970kb/d, a third successive cut
European Oil Markets: EIA and OPEC both cut 2026 demand#7 11 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent round-trips the squeeze as backwardation holds
European Oil Markets#6 8 Jun
Mentioned in: ICE WTI book short as NYMEX WTI stays long
European Oil Markets#6 7 Jun
Mentioned in: OPEC adds 188kbd into 37-year output low
European Oil Markets#119 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran oil exports fall below 300,000 bpd
Iran Conflict 2026#6 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Kuwait: 10-12 weeks to recover output
European Oil Markets#5 4 Jun
Mentioned in: OPEC+ to vote barrels it can't pump
European Oil Markets#6 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran exports collapse 84% to 209kbd
European Oil Markets#113 29 May
Mentioned in: Brent's worst month since the Covid crash
Iran Conflict 2026#105 22 May
Mentioned in: Brent reprices around Khamenei's uranium directive
Iran Conflict 2026#98 14 May
Mentioned in: IEA: a billion barrels lost, Brent retreats 13%
Iran Conflict 2026#1 12 May
Mentioned in: WTI and Brent managed money both net long
European Oil Markets#1 12 May
Mentioned in: Druzhba south restart hands MOL $40 edge
European Oil Markets#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Aramco warns of a 17.5% shock
Iran Conflict 2026#94 11 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $101 Hormuz floor at $104.71
Iran Conflict 2026#94 10 May
Mentioned in: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning
Iran Conflict 2026#93 10 May
Mentioned in: Brent flat at $101.29; Hormuz floor holds
Iran Conflict 2026#92 8 May
Mentioned in: US gasoline hits $4.54 as Hormuz premium sticks
Iran Conflict 2026#16 8 May
Mentioned in: Russia oil revenue -38% as Q1 deficit hits ceiling
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#90 7 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Iran zone now spans Fujairah, Khorfakkan
Iran Conflict 2026#89 4 May
Mentioned in: Brent's kinetic premium settles at $6.81
Iran Conflict 2026#88 4 May
Mentioned in: Brent falls $21 across four sessions
Iran Conflict 2026#1 3 May
Mentioned in: OPEC+ hike 188kbd, UAE out of the room
European Oil Markets#1 1 May
Mentioned in: EIA pencils Brent at $89 by Q4 2026
European Oil Markets#86 1 May
Mentioned in: Brent falls $14.83 in a session
Iran Conflict 2026#85 30 Apr
Issued a 206,000 bpd June production increase across seven remaining members after UAE exit
Iran Conflict 2026: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase#84 30 Apr
Lost the UAE as a member on 1 May, removing 5 million bbl/day from quota discipline
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent settles at $123, new wartime high#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei claims 'new management' of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#7 30 Apr
Mentioned in: OIES frames Iran shock as multi-year
European Energy Markets#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: State launches MFC for Hormuz with no members
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Lost third-largest member to structural exit
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
Iran Conflict 2026#2 23 Apr