MENA Energy Security Watch

OPEC+ Quota Pressures

• 🔥 Iraq Threatens Exit: Iraq has considered leaving OPEC and will weigh all options including exit if its quota is not...

Iraq is leveraging both diplomatic threats and falling oil prices to demand a sharply higher OPEC quota, raising fresh doubts about the group's...

• Oil prices expected to recover quickly after reopening, yet energy security emphasis will linger as key impact
• Experts highlight new investment...

Iraq's prime minister is pressing OPEC to lift its output quota in line with capacity and population, yet the group approved only a small 188 kb/d...

• Iran's Resilience: The clerical regime survived U.S.-Israeli strikes and now appears more assertive, controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
• Diplomatic...

The U.S.-Iran memorandum has flipped oil market dynamics through three interconnected effects:

• Contango emerges: Dubai and Murban curves moved into...

Rubio's Gulf tour blends public security vows with private leader meetings to ease anxiety over the U.S.-Iran accord.

• Public stance: Pledged U.S....

August WTI crude settled down 0.88% to a 3.5-month low as the reopened Strait of Hormuz eases global supply concerns and undercuts prices.

OPEC+ Supply Shifts

• 🔥 UAE Exit Impact: UAE's exit from OPEC+ reduced the group's share of world crude oil production from 35% to 31% based on...

Oil Market Reactions

• 🔥 U.S. 60-Day Iranian Oil Authorization: U.S. Treasury issued 60-day temporary license lifting restrictions on Iranian oil...

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