Agency: OPEC+ moves toward new oil output increase from September

Oil markets are turning their attention to the OPEC+ alliance meeting scheduled for August 2, where estimates from informed sources cited by Reuters point to a potential approval of a production cap increase of 188,000 barrels per day starting in September. This proposed increase follows the same pace applied in June, July, and August, but the sources confirmed that the decision has not been finalized yet, amid the ongoing US-Iran war that impedes some countries' ability to raise actual output.

This move comes as producing countries seek to balance market supplies and oil prices amid varying global demand.

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Oil markets are in a state of anticipation regarding the alliance's upcoming decisions, especially with continued geopolitical pressures in the Middle East. The successive output increases indicate the alliance's confidence in demand stability, but they may raise concerns of a supply glut. Analysts are monitoring the ability of countries affected by the US-Iran conflict to implement the scheduled increases.