What to make of Saudi Arabia’s oil market plans?

Today’s news that Saudi Arabia will proceed with unwinding its voluntary oil output cuts from December does not change our thinking on the oil market balance; we still expect the market to be in a small surplus by Q4 2025 and prices to edge a little lower. It does, however, suggest a change of tack on oil policy and has shifted the balance of risks in the oil market further downwards.

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