{
  "id": 11483130,
  "title": "Opec+ delays oil capacity review after Iran war disrupts expansion plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/opec-delays-oil-capacity-review-after-iran-war-disrupts-expansion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times Business",
    "slug": "gulf-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/734642/business/opec-delays-oil-capacity-review-after-iran-war-disrupts-expansion-plans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OPEC+ has delayed a crucial oil capacity review due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The review, which was supposed to take place by the end of September 2026, will now be completed by mid-November. This delay is attributed to the disruption of capacity expansion projects in the Middle East as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The review, which determines members’ 2027 oil output quotas, had been scheduled for late 2025. Not all OPEC+ members have submitted their data for the review, further compounding the uncertainty surrounding future oil production potential. The delay raises questions about how this uncertainty will impact the politically sensitive process of setting production quotas for individual members.",
  "summary": "Review deadline slips to mid-November, two sources say; not all members submitted data, sources say; timeline allows Opec+ to consider findings at next group meetingAn Opec+ review to help to determi...",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "OPEC+ delays oil capacity review after Iran war disrupts expansion plans, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/opec-delays-oil-capacity-review-after-iran-war-disrupts-expansion",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:41:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "OPEC+ quotas review delayed amid Iran war - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/opec-quotas-review-delayed-amid-iran-war-report",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:44:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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