Coverage dated August 2, 2022
OPEC+ agrees to small oil production increase Headline from Al-Monitor
US President Joe Biden may have been hoping for a larger boost in production.
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Al-Monitor
OPEC+ agrees to small oil production increase ↗ (opens Al-Monitor) Published Aug 2, 2022
Al-Monitor's feed description US President Joe Biden may have been hoping for a larger boost in production.
Washington Examiner
OPEC+ agrees to only a minor production hike in slight to Biden ↗ (opens Washington Examiner) Published Aug 2, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description OPEC+ agreed to only a small oil production increase for the month of September, a slight to President Joe Biden and other Western leaders who have been pressing producers to raise output more aggressively.
Al-Monitor
OPEC+ agrees small oil output rise despite Biden plea ↗ (opens Al-Monitor) Published Aug 2, 2022
Al-Monitor's feed description The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to a small increase in production Wednesday, likely disappointing US President Joe Biden who lobbied for a big hike to tame soaring energy prices on a recent trip to Saudi Arabia.
Al Jazeera
OPEC+ answers Biden’s diplomacy with tiny oil-output hike ↗ (opens Al Jazeera) Published Aug 2, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description The cartel said it would add only 100,00 barrels a day of oil next month, one of the smallest oil hikes in its history.
The Guardian
Opec approval of minuscule oil output rise is insult to Biden, say analysts ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Aug 2, 2022
The Guardian's feed description Increase in production by 100,000 barrels a day described as ‘so little as to be meaningless’
New Hampshire Union Leader
OPEC+ snubs Biden's diplomacy with 'minuscule' oil-output hike ↗ (opens New Hampshire Union Leader) Published Aug 2, 2022
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description OPEC+ snubbed months of diplomatic efforts from U.S. President Joe Biden with one of the smallest oil production increases in its history.
