OPEC+ approves fourth oil output increase since Hormuz closure

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OPEC+ member nations approved an increase in oil production quotas of approximately 188,000 barrels per day starting in July, continuing a pattern of monthly increases that began four months earlier. Analysts and outlets widely noted that the increase functions primarily as a policy signal, with geopolitical constraints—particularly the US-Iran conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz—preventing several members from actually expanding output and limiting the practical impact on global supply and prices.