OPEC Output Dips in December as UAE Improves Delivery of Cuts
- UAE cuts by 100,000 barrels a day as exports hit 18-month low
- Gains in Libya, Nigeria offset by reductions in Iran, Kuwait
Led by Saudi Arabia, OPEC and its allies have been withholding crude output for the past few years in an attempt to defend prices against fragile oil demand and plentiful American supplies.
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OPEC’s crude production dipped last month as the United Arab Emirates stepped up implementation of supply cutbacks aimed at buoying global oil markets.
Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries fell by 120,000 barrels a day to 27.05 million a day, with the UAE accounting for most of the drop, according to a Bloomberg survey. Modest gains in Libya and Nigeria were offset by similar-sized reductions in Iran and Kuwait.