Following its 14th Meeting, which took place on 19 May 2019, in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a balanced market and working towards oil market stability on a sustainable basis with solid fundamentals.

"We want to bring inventories down to a more normal levels," Falih said. "We need to stay the course and do that in the weeks and months to come."

Russia sees a range of options that would allow OPEC+ to continue output cooperation until year-end, from easing the limits to ending the extreme throttling-back that has seen some countries exceed original cutback targets.

Brent crude was up by 90 cents, or 1.3%, at $73.11 a barrel, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 71 cents, or 1.1% higher, at $63.47 a barrel.

ОПЕК+ - Участники заседания подтвердили свою готовность обеспечить устойчивое равновесие и стабильность на нефтяном рынке за счет поддержания основных показателей на необходимом уровне.

«Нашей задачей было промониторить ситуацию и сделать оценки на второе полугодие. Мы проанализировали исполнение Соглашения за четыре месяца, и анализ показывает, что оно исполняется на очень высоком уровне - в среднем с начала года на 120%. Россия выполняет свои обязательства в полном объеме, в мае мы несколько перевыполняем обязательства», - отметил Министр.

«За последние два года нам удалось создать прочную основу для взаимодействия стран ОПЕК и не-ОПЕК. Сейчас нами активно прорабатывается подписание Хартии сотрудничества ведущих стран-производителей нефти, которая может стать фундаментом для последующих этапов нашей кооперации. Россия заинтересована в том, чтобы разрабатываемый в настоящее время проект этого документа был воплощен в жизнь», - подчеркнул Александр Новак.

OPEC+ would take action to offset losses of Iranian supply if market fundamentals justified it. However, no policy changes will be made until the next full OPEC+ meeting in Vienna, in June.

«Сотрудничество с Алжиром в сфере энергетики в целом поступательно развивается. Алжир является одним из наших важнейших партнеров России в регионе Северной Африки", - отметил Александр Новак.

Crudes are being priced at Dated Brent discounts between $15/b and $17/b, FOB, according to a PDVSA report.

Iran has sent abroad between 250,000 bpd and 500,000 bpd of oil so far in May, according to two industry sources who track the flows. Data from Refinitiv Eikon put crude shipments at about 250,000 bpd and exports of crude and condensate, a light oil, at about 400,000 bpd.

Libya is currently pumping almost 1.3 million b/d, National Oil Corporation Chairman Mustafa Sanalla told reporters. While production and exports have so far been unaffected by the recent escalation in fighting between the self-styled Libyan National Army, forces loyal to the UN-backed government and other militia groups, the violence threatens to destroy oil fields and export infrastructure, he said.

U.S. crude oil production sustained a record-tying 12.1 million barrels per day (mb/d) in April while total petroleum demand was the highest for the month since 2007 at 20.2 million barrels per day.

July ICE Brent crude futures were up 35 cents/b (0.48%) from Thursday's settle to $72.97/b, while the NYMEX June light sweet crude contract gained 41 cents/b (0.65%) at $63.28/b.

The region needs more peace and stability to ensure the flow of oil supplies, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said, noting that, "Any tension that occurs in the region affects the whole world."