OPEC's 13 members produced 24.34 million b/d in September, a fall of 30,000 b/d from August, while its nine partners, including Russia, produced 12.72 million b/d, an addition of 50,000 b/d.

UAE, the OPEC producer pumped 2.693 million b/d in August, 103,000 b/d above its quota of 2.590 million b/d under the OPEC + supply accord, and a rise of 293,000 b/d from what the country reported in July, when its cap was 2.446 million b/d.

The United States grew to become the world’s largest oil producer at nearly 13 million barrels per day (bpd), led by shale companies.

The production figures for oil in August include this cut of 134 000 barrels per day in the second half of 2020.

Egypt's gas fortunes turned around in 2015 when Italy's Eni discovered the 30 Tcf supergiant Zohr field in the Mediterranean, helping bring the North African country back to self-sufficiency in gas.

ADNOC plans a 30% cut in October term volumes for all of its crude grades

U.S. industrial production rose 0.4 percent in August for its fourth consecutive monthly increase.

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to decrease 68,000 b/d month-over-month in September from 7,708 to 7,640 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 428 million cubic feet/day from 81,026 to 80,598 million cubic feet/day .

The OPEC+ agreement called for a decrease in crude oil output by a combined 9.7 million b/d in May and June, a combined decrease of 9.6 million b/d in July 2020, and a combined decrease of 7.7 million b/d in August

Iraq's habitual non-compliance with its production quota has been a sore point within the OPEC+ alliance, with Saudi Arabia, Russia and others pressuring Iraq to improve its performance.