VOL. XXXV

NO. 8

25-NOVEMBER-1991

Kuwait

Kuwait's Oil Production Rises to 500,000 b/d

The Kuwaiti Oil Minister, Dr. Hamoud A. al-Ruqbah, announced on 19 Novemberthat Kuwait's total crude oil production had risen to 500,000 b/d, includingKuwait's 50% share of production from the Neutral Zone amounting to 140,000 b/d.Dr. Ruqbah also said that local consumption had reached 145,000 b/d, leavingabout 355,000 b/d for export, and that Kuwait was aiming at increasing itsoutput to 1mn b/d by next July and...