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Saudi Crude Output At 6-Month Low: Platts Survey

OIL

OPEC+ oil output in November saw the steepest monthly decrease since April, led by Saudi output cuts, the latest Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights showed.

  • Saudi Arabian output fell by 440kbpd in Nov averaging 10.46mbpd, its lowest since May.
  • The UAE also saw a sharp fall in its exports, with production declining by 130kbpd last month, while Kuwait trimmed output by 120kbpd.
  • OPEC's 13 countries produced 28.87mbpd, a fall of 850kbpd from October.
  • Russia and eight other allies pumped 13.70mbpd, up by 150kbpd.
  • The overall decrease came as the alliance began implementing its 2mbpd cut to quotas to counter economic headwinds.
  • The gap between the group's quotas and actual production narrowed to 1.89mbpd in Nov, compared with 3.273mbpd in Oct.
  • In total, only 14 of the 22 countries in the coalition reduced production last month. Output gains were seen in Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Russia.

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