OPEC+ to Begin Discussing 2027 Production Baselines This Week

The OPEC+ group could start talks about establishing the baselines for individual members’ production quotas for 2027 as early as today, delegates from the alliance told Reuters on Wednesday. Some big OPEC producers, such as Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kuwait, plan to raise their oil production capacity in the coming years. These countries have argued that they deserve higher baseline production levels as they expand capacity. The UAE, for example, has won a higher baseline for 2025 and 2026. The baselines are important in OPEC…