VOL. XXXIV

NO. 11

17 DECEMBER 1990

Supply/Demand

OPEC Production Hits 23.6mn b/d in November

According to MEES estimates OPEC crude oil production averaged 23.63mn b/d inNovember, registering a very substantial increase of 970,000 b/d over theOctober figure of 22.66mn b/d. The November boost was largely attributable torises of 460,000 b/d in Iran, where November output returned to the Septemberlevel after a dip in October, and 530,000 b/d in Saudi Arabia whose Novemberproduction totaled 8.33mn b/d...