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Nigeria Quota to Rise as OPEC+ Agrees on Bigger Oil-output Hikes

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OPEC+ will increase the size of its oil-supply hikes by about 50%, bowing to months of pressure from major consumers including the US to help ease the pain of high energy prices.

The increase would be divided proportionally between members in the usual way, delegates said. Countries that have been unable to raise production, such as Angola, Nigeria and most recently Russia, would still be allocated a higher quota.

Ministers agreed on Thursday that the group should add 648,000 barrels a day of oil to the market in July and August, up from 432,000 barrels a day in recent months.

That could mean that the actual supply boosts are smaller than the official figure, as has often been the case in recent months.

Oil pared losses in New York, trading 0.9% lower at $114.26 a barrel as of 9:23 a.m. local time.

Opening the taps wider is a major turnaround for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies.

The group, led by Saudi Arabia, has been doggedly sticking to its plan for gradual monthly supply increases even after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a key member of the group, upended global markets and sent energy prices soaring.

The cartel has so far avoided discussing the crisis at most meetings, saying it’s a matter of politics rather than markets.

The additional supply increases from OPEC+ would probably come from a few countries. Only Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have significant volumes of spare capacity that could be ramped up quickly. Many other members have been struggling to hit their output targets for months.

Russia’s production has dropped significantly since the invasion of Ukraine on a combination of western sanctions, shipping difficulties and rejection by some traditional customers.

Its output was 1.3 million barrels a day below its OPEC+ target in April, according to the International Energy Agency.

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