In Focus
Launch of the World Oil Outlook (WOO) 2025
The World Oil Outlook (WOO) 2025 provides a comprehensive and forward-looking assessment of the global oil industry, offering key insights into supply and demand dynamics, investment trends, and policy developments shaping the energy future. Produced annually, the WOO serves as a vital reference for policymakers, industry leaders, and energy analysts worldwide. Watch the video to learn more about the significance of this year’s edition and how it contributes to a deeper understanding of the evolving energy landscape. The publication is available for download now.
Secretary General’s Corner
OPEC’s Pursuit of Clean Cooking for All: The Role of LPG
Article by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General
Read MoreFinding Nemo, the IEA discovers its ‘missing barrels’
Article by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General
Read MoreOPEC welcomes the IEA’s refocus on energy security
Article by HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General
Read MorePress Corner
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirm commitment to market stability on current healthy oil market fundamentals and steady global economic outlook and adjust production
03 August 2025
The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, namely Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman met virtually on 3 August 2025, to review global market conditions and outlook.
61st Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee
28 July 2025
The 61st Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) took place via videoconference on Monday, 28 July 2025.
Milestone 60th Edition of OPEC's Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB- 2025) launched on 2 July 2025
2 July 2025
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) launched the 2025 edition of its Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB) on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, at 14:00 (CEST) at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria. The event was held in a hybrid format.
News
OPEC delivers a seminar for the ages
14 July 2025
In an energy landscape that is inherently complex, it is no easy task to succinctly summarize the many strands of OPEC’s work. However, the recently concluded, highly successful 9th OPEC International Seminar, which took place at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, encapsulates so much about what our Organization represents, including its guiding ethos and essential function.
OPEC’s World Oil Outlook 2025 to be launched at the 9th OPEC International Seminar on 10 July 2025
3 July 2025
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will launch the 19th edition of its World Oil Outlook (WOO) during the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria.
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Publications
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