Abu DhabiSaudi Arabia pumped 10.56 million barrels a day in October.

A US audit of each member’s capacity will set production limits from 2027.

Output rose 26% from September, figures the kingdom gave the oil producers’ group show, days before the audit arrives.

“The audit will likely show that there is little spare production capacity outside of Saudi Arabia,” said ex-IMF official Tim Callen.

OPEC+ ministers meet on 29 November and could weigh the audit’s findings.

How each outlet framed it
Al-Monitor
links Saudi's 26% October output jump to the audit timing, framing the pre-audit surge as a quota-positioning move before 2027 limits

Sources: Al-Monitor