When OPEC Quotas Don’t Matter Anymore
1 sourceUpdated Jul 25, 2026
Lost in much of the discussion about the current global deficit of crude oil is a new reality that had been brewing for some time even before the Iran Conflict began on March 1: The fact that OPEC — and its bigger sister, OPEC+ — has lost its teeth.
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