OPEC+ Production Strategy in 2026: Reading the Signals

OPEC+ entered 2026 under conditions that have tested the coalition’s unity more severely than at any point since the 2020 price collapse. Sustained output restraint has kept Brent crude in a range broadly favorable to Gulf producers, but diverging fiscal pressures among member states, rising non-OPEC production from the United States and Guyana, and weakening […]