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Reuters: Delegates Discussing 500k/bbl Per Day Monthly Increase From Jan

OPEC

Wires reporting that talks at the OPEC+ meeting are centering on whether production increases should begin in January or February of 2021.

  • Reuters state that according to 3 sources, delegates are discussing the potential for increases in production to come at 500k/bbd monthly increments, with January being favoured.
  • David Gaffen at Reuters has said that according to sources, Russia, Iraq, Nigeria and the UAE have "all to a certain extent expressed interest in supplying the market with more oil in 2021."
  • Unusual to see Saudi (not in favour of production increase) on the other side from the UAE. Usually in lock-step with one another, a number of outlets have highlighted Abu Dhabi's interest in having its 'Murban crude' oil also used as a global benchmark for oil prices alongside grades from Saudi (Brent) and the US (WTI).
  • A more assertive UAE could see greater pressure for larger or swifter production increases, given it has some of the lowest breakeven costs in the world and is keen to bring in as much revenue as quickly as possible as the UAE economy diversifies away from hydrocarbons in the coming years and decades.

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