OPEC+ Group of Seven Agrees to 188,000 Barrels Per Day Oil Increase for June Amid UAE Departure

OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output by 188,000 barrels per day, the group announced on Sunday. The seven major oil producers—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman—decided to increase June production by 188,000 barrels per day. This figure excludes the United Arab Emirates' share and is slightly less than May's output hike of 206,000 barrels per day.

The OPEC+ meeting was the first without the United Arab Emirates, which officially departed the group on May 1. News of the United Arab Emirates' departure from OPEC+ was reported on Tuesday. The seven participating countries decided to implement a production adjustment of 188,000 barrels per day from additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023, OPEC stated.

OPEC+ agreed to increase oil production targets by 188,000 barrels per day from June. The United Arab Emirates is the cartel's third-largest producer and was the group's third-largest oil producer in February behind Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The United Arab Emirates concluded that exiting the group was in its national interest following a comprehensive review of its production policy and capacity, the UAE Energy Ministry stated.

The United Arab Emirates had played an influential role in OPEC's decisions over nearly six decades. ' The Strait of Hormuz is a vital shipping route for global oil and gas supplies.