RIYADH — The OPEC+ nations have agreed to maintain their oil manufacturing ranges unchanged for March.
The eight nations—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman—reaffirmed their dedication to grease market stability, based mostly on a secure world financial outlook and wholesome market fundamentals mirrored in declining stock ranges.
The OPEC+ nations, which beforehand introduced further voluntary changes in April and November 2023, took this choice throughout their digital assembly held on Sunday, to evaluation world market circumstances and outlook.
In a press release on the OPEC+ web site, the nations reaffirmed their choice of November 2, 2025, to droop manufacturing will increase in March 2026 for seasonal causes.
The OPEC+ nations reiterated that the 1.65 million barrels per day (bpd) discount could also be returned partly or in full topic to evolving market circumstances and in a gradual method. The nations will proceed to intently monitor and assess market circumstances.
Of their steady efforts to help market stability, they reaffirmed the significance of adopting a cautious strategy and retaining full flexibility to proceed pausing or reverse the extra voluntary manufacturing changes, together with the beforehand carried out voluntary changes of the two.2 million barrels per day introduced in November 2023.
The eight nations reiterated their collective dedication to realize full conformity with the Declaration of Cooperation, together with the extra voluntary manufacturing changes that will likely be monitored by the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC). In addition they confirmed their intention to completely compensate for any overproduced quantity since January 2024.
The OPEC+ nations will maintain month-to-month conferences to evaluation market circumstances, compliance, and compensation mechanisms, with the following assembly scheduled for March 1, 2026.




