OPEC+ is preparing to approve one more production increase for September and then put the monthly quota parade on hold through the end of the year. One source said current production targets would remain in place from October until new quotas take effect in January 2027. Deciding what happens to those barrels will require OPEC+ to settle a much less pleasant matter: how much each member should be allowed to produce. The group is reviewing the maximum sustainable production capacity of its members, which will be used to set 2027 baselines. OPEC+ has spent months raising targets while actual group output fell.