INTERVIEW: Republic of Congo joins race to boost oil output ahead of Nov OPEC+ baseline revision

The Republic of Congo expects to increase its crude oil output significantly within a year and double gas production in two to three, Minister of Hydrocarbons Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua told S&P Global Commodity Insights ahead of vital negotiations over OPEC production baselines in November that could see the country’s 2024 quota rise. The minister’s comments July 6 came as sub-Saharan…