OPEC+ agrees to delay October oil output hike for two months
Move comes amidst falling prices on weak economic outlook
Output hike of 180,000 bpd had been due to proceed in October
OPEC+ holds full meeting on Dec. 1, panel meeting on Oct. 2
Rewrites throughout with OPEC statement
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Olesya Astakhova and Alex Lawler
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) -OPEC+ hasagreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November, the producers group said on Thursdayafter crude prices hit their lowest in nine months, adding that it could further pause or reverse the hikes if needed.
Oil prices have been falling along with other asset classes on concerns about a weak global economy and soft data from China, the world's biggest oil importer. O/R
Eight members of OPEC+, which is made up of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, that had been scheduled to raise output from October held a virtual meeting on Thursday, OPEC said in a statement.
"The eight participating countries have agreed to extend their additional voluntary production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day for two months until the end of November 2024," OPEC said.
The news lifted oil prices by over $1 a barrel, with Brent futures LCOc1 trading over $74 before paring gains. It fell to its lowest this year on Wednesday.
OPEC+'s planned October hike was for 180,000 bpd, a fraction of the 5.86 million bpd of output it is holding back, equalto about 5.7% of global demand, to support the market due to uncertainty about demand and rising supply outside the group.
Last week, OPEC+ was set to proceed with the increase. But fragileoil market sentiment over the prospect of more supply from OPEC+ and an end to a dispute halting Libyan exports, coupled with a weakening demand outlook, raised concern within the group, sources said.
OPEC+ ministers hold a full meeting of the group to decide policy on Dec. 1. A group of top OPEC+ ministers called the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee that can recommend changes gathers on Oct. 2.
CHINA CONCERN
A dispute between rival factions in OPEC producer Libya over control of the central bank that led to a loss of at least 700,000 bpd of production has supported oil in recent weeks.
Prices, however, slumped by about 5% on Tuesday on news that a possible deal to resolve the conflict was in the works, although no deal on resuming exports has been announced.
Weak Chinese demand and a slump in global refining margins which could prompt refiners to process less crude, have also weighed.
RBC Capital analyst Helima Croft said in a note that it may be prudent for OPEC+ to wait until December before returning extra barrels.
The planned October increase was set to come from the eight OPEC+ members who had agreed in June to start unwinding the cut of 2.2 million bpd - the group's most recent layer of output cuts - from October 2024 to September 2025.
OPEC's statement on Thursday said after the end of November, this cut will be gradually phased out on a monthly basis starting on Dec. 1 until November 2025, "with the flexibility to pause or reverse the adjustments as necessary."
The remaining OPEC+cuts of 3.66 million bpd, agreed in earlier steps, are stayingin place until the end of 2025.
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Reporting by Alex Lawler, Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar and Maha El Dahan. Additional reporting by Yousef Saba in Dubai; editing by David Evans, Jason Neely, Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Marguerita Choy
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