Kuwait Affirms Continued Support for OPEC Production Cuts
Kuwait affirms the country’s commitment to the OPEC-led oil production cuts put in place to increase prices.
Kuwait affirms the country’s commitment to the OPEC-led oil production cuts put in place to increase prices.
Saudi Aramco and Gazprom have agreed to increase their cooperation in the gas sector by setting up a joint coordinating committee.
The majority of OPEC and independent oil producing countries support turning the OPEC non-OPEC agreement into a long-term producers’ alliance.
Kuwait Oil Minister Bakhit Al-Rashidi said on April 16 that market conditions would determine whether OPEC's agreement with non-OPEC countries to cut oil production will extend beyond the end of 2018.
Qater has affirmed the need to maintain current oil supply curbs over the long-term to ensure the market continues to stabilise and guarantee that prices fully recover from the 2014 crash.
In accordance with the OPEC, non-OPEC agreement, spearheaded by Russia and agreed in early 2017 to cut supply and boost prices, Iraq is currently producing 4.4 million barrels per day (mb/d).
A number of oil exporting countries have suggested a six-month extension to the supply cut deal agreed by OPEC and non-OPEC nations.