OPEC+ keeps November oil production targets unchanged

Where Left and Right agree, and where they split

Where Left and Right agree

Seven producer governments holding targets flat for a second month, amid an acknowledged supply deficit and Gulf exports at only 60-80% of normal, leaves outside buyers structurally exposed to decisions made elsewhere.

Where Left and Right split

The left and the right split on the fix: end foreign dependence, or out-drill it.

Why they won’t converge

This is a values divide: the left treats imported barrels as inherent exposure to be exited, while the right treats the same gap between quota and delivery as proof that only domestic output removes dependency, so agreeing on the shortfall numbers changes neither side's preferred remedy.

Watch for

Watch whether Brent crude, currently holding above $100 a barrel versus about $73 before the Iran war began, falls back toward that pre-war level.GULF NEWS