Production coordination alliance
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Attempting to offset supply disruption with modest production increases
US forces struck Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz on May 25-26, calling the action self-defense. By May 28, negotiators had agreed on a tentative 60-day truce framework covering Hormuz reopening, mine clearance, sanctions waivers, and nuclear talks. Trump had not yet signed off, and Iran suspended all talks through Pakistan mediators on June 1.
Updated 3 days ago
Loses second-largest Gulf producer
The United Arab Emirates joined OPEC in 1967, when crude sold for under $2 a barrel. On May 1, 2026, after fifty-nine years, it walks out—taking roughly 13% of OPEC's production capacity, according to the International Energy Agency.
Updated 4 days ago
Approved emergency production increase for April 2026
The Iran-US war reached its 73rd day with talks at a deadlock. Trump called Iran's May 10 response 'garbage' and declared the ceasefire on 'massive life support'.
Updated 5 days ago
Increasing production to offset Hormuz disruption
The last time the United States sank Iranian warships was April 18, 1988. Thirty-eight years later, American forces destroyed nine Iranian naval vessels in a single day and demolished the country's naval headquarters at Chabahar, on the Gulf of Oman.
Holding 3.24 million barrels per day in cuts, delaying planned unwind
Brent crude averaged $80 per barrel in 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration now forecasts it will fall to $58 in 2026 and $53 in 2027—a decline of more than one-third in three years. The reason: global oil production is growing faster than demand, and inventories are piling up at a rate not seen since the pandemic.
Updated May 27
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