Your Protocol Office, Powered by AI
Barrel manages your briefing cycle, OPEC+ intelligence, Saudization tracking, and diplomatic calendar — so you focus on sovereign strategy, not information synthesis.
صباح النور. Here's your briefing for Sunday, March 2:
| Production | 12.7M boe/d | On target |
| Brent | $74.82 | +1.2% |
| OPEC+ Compliance | 97.3% | Stable |
Priority: (1) Board presentation at 10am — Q4 downstream margin slides updated. (2) Saudi Aramco delegation at 2pm — 3 talking points prepared. (3) Nationalization: 2 director positions open, 14 shortlisted candidates.
Before and After Barrel
90 minutes each morning: checking Bloomberg, reading overnight emails from Asian operations, calling protocol office for delegation updates, reviewing the Saudization spreadsheet.
3-minute Barrel briefing covers commodity prices, production status, all delegation logistics, nationalization progress, and your calendar with prayer times and Ramadan adjustments.
Built for NOC Workflows
OPEC+ preparation — delegate positions, quota compliance, talking points
Delegation management — dinner confirmations, protocol updates
Ramadan scheduling — iftar dinners, shortened meetings, adjusted timings
Nationalization tracking — department targets, candidate pipelines
Morning production brief — push notification with daily output
OPEC+ Preparation
OPEC+ Monitoring Committee — Key positions:
| Saudi Arabia | Hold current cuts | Firm. No flexibility signaled |
| UAE | Push for higher baseline | 3rd consecutive meeting |
| Iraq | Seeking exemption | Citing infrastructure constraints |
Your compliance is at 97.3%, above group average of 94.1%. Recommend emphasizing downstream diversification progress. Two talking points drafted in your briefing folder.
Ramadan Schedule
Adjusted for Ramadan (week of March 10):
| 7:00 AM | Board pre-read review | Moved from 9am |
| 10:00-11:30 | Strategy committee | Shortened from 2hrs |
| 12:00-1:00 | Admin block | Light meetings only |
| 6:18 PM | Iftar | Zuma DIFC — 6 guests confirmed |
No meetings scheduled after 4pm. Thursday iftar dinner with KPC delegation moved to Nobu per their request.
Delegation Update
3 OPEC+ delegates confirmed for Thursday dinner at Zuma
9:14 AM
Nationalization Alert
Department hit 74% — 2% gap to Q1 milestone
10:30 AM
Production Status
Unit 7 offline for scheduled maintenance. No impact on daily target.
3:45 PM
Connects to Your Stack
Measured Impact
90 → 3 min
Morning preparation time
Zero missed
Protocol items — delegation management
100%
Saudization tracking — nationalization compliance
Start Your NOC Briefing
Join the waitlist
No credit card. No setup fee. We configure Barrel for your workflow.