The kingdom called out members for overproducing, in what was seen as a veiled threat of a price war.

OPEC said in a statement on Wednesday that a Wall Street Journal article reporting that Saudi Arabia's oil minister had said oil prices may drop to $50 if the group's members do not stick to output cuts was "wholly inaccurate and misleading".

Part of the issue is that members are not sticking to their pledged cuts. The Saudi minister called out Iraq, which surpassed its quota by 400,000 barrels per day in August, according to S&P Global Ratings data. Kazakhstan, which overproduced by 120,000 barrels a day, was also singled out.

Saudi Arabia's oil minister has warned that oil could hit $50 a barrel if OPEC+ members flout production curbs, in what was seen as a veiled threat of a price war. Some key members of the cartel are set to hold an online meeting Wednesday.

OPEC rebutted a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday, calling it wholly inaccurate and misleading in saying that Saudi Arabia's energy minister warned oil prices will drop to $50 per barrel if OPEC+ members do not stick to agreed-upon production limits.

Saudi Arabias oil minister has issued a warning that oil prices could fall to $50 a barrel if certain OPEC+ members continue to exceed their agreed production limits, as reported by delegates referenced in The Wall

The Saudi energy minister warned that oil prices could drop to $50 per barrel if OPEC members continue to exceed their agreed-upon production limits. According to The Wall Street Journal, other OPEC members interpreted this as a veiled threat to initiate a price war.

The Saudi Energy Minister has warned that oil prices could fall to £40 per barrel if OPEC members continue to exceed their agreed production limits. According to The Wall Street Journal, other OPEC members saw these statements as a veiled threat to initiate a price war.