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OPEC+ Turns to Dallas Based Consultant for Capacity Review
- OPEC+ will use a Dallas-based consultant, DeGolyer and MacNaughton, for the majority of the capacity review.
- The audit aims to determine maximum sustainable capacity for a 90-day period, sustaining for a year.
- The updates are planned to take effect in 2027, aligning quotas with member capabilities.
- An Indian firm will be selected for Russia and Venezuela's portion of the audit.
- Iran will base its assessment on the average of its production from August to October.
- The audit follows a past review that prompted Angola to leave OPEC+, showing sensitivity to capacity judgments.
- Delegates expect capacity estimates to influence potential future production cuts amid oversupply concerns.
- OPEC+ previously paused increases in the first quarter after rapid restarts earlier in the year.
- The audit is part of a broader effort to align quotas with members' actual abilities.
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