OPEC+ Committee Makes No Policy Recommendation Ahead of August Meeting
The monitoring committee—which usually meets every two months—said Monday that it will continue to monitor adherence to production adjustments and requested countries that didn't achieve full conformity to submit updated compensation plans to the OPEC Secretariat by Aug. 18.
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