Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports rose by 7.9 per cent in August compared with July, reaching 4.451 million barrels per day, according to data reported by the Joint Organisations Data Initiative and published by reports on 23 October 2026.
The August export figure was the highest monthly level since March, the JODI dataset shows, marking a rebound in shipments after lower levels earlier in the year.
The rise in exports occurred at the same time that reported oil production fell to a record low of 6.24 million barrels, the published summary noted.
The JODI numbers underpinning the account are calendar-month data and record volumes in barrels per day for exports and production. reports compiled the figures from JODI and published its report on 23 October 2026.
Market observers will note the unusual combination of higher outward flows alongside reduced production, a pattern reflected in the JODI dataset for August.
Key figures
- August crude exports: 4.451 million barrels per day (up 7.9 per cent on July).
- Production: a reported record low of 6.24 million barrels.
Data and reporting
The figures cited in the report derive from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative, an international data collection effort, and were set out in a reports item dated 23 October 2026. The JODI dataset provides month-by-month reporting of crude flows and production that the article used to compile the August snapshot.
The published summary does not elaborate on destination markets, vessel movements or contractual drivers behind the monthly change. The available notes confined themselves to the JODI totals for exports and the contemporaneous production low.
Taken together, the August numbers in the JODI series show Saudi crude exports rising to their highest level since March while production in the same series recorded its lowest month on record, as reported.
A fuller assessment of the operational and commercial factors that produced the August outcome would require additional detail beyond the JODI monthly totals cited in the report, including loadings by terminal and vessel, and any changes to domestic refinery intake or strategic inventory movements.
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