Iraq’s crude production hit a 15-month high in August, topping 4 million barrels per day, but infrastructure problems held back further potential growth.

Russian producers will boost crude oil supplies to world markets in the final quarter of the year now that production is rising and domestic demand is on the wane.

Russian seaborne oil exports are poised to rise slightly in September as the country begins to produce more barrels under the Opec-plus deal.

West African sellers have priced barrels more competitively in a market clouded by weakening demand.

Consensus has adjusted oil consumption downward this year as a coronavirus strain puts the brakes on demand growth just as it had begun accelerating.

• No longer confined by its 1 million barrel per day unilateral pledge, Saudi Arabia cranked up oil production in July to 9.7 million b/d, overshooting…

• September North Sea crude oil exports are poised to fall 64,000 barrels per day to 720,000 b/d, or 9.3% lower than in August. • Brent backwardation is…

• Iraq’s compliance with its Opec-plus quota commitment rose to an eight-month high in July. • Yet the 116% compliance rate in July was largely…

• Opportunistic buying of crude oil and mostly refined fuels has boosted US imports from Russia. • Saudi Arabia is selling less in the Atlantic Basin, to…

• Russian seaborne exports are expected to flatline in August despite a possible production increase after Opec-plus approved higher output ceilings for…