VOL. XLIV

No. 22

28 May 2001

OPEC

OPEC Crude Oil Production In April Stood At 27.64Mn B/D

Following the decision taken at the OPEC ministerial meeting in mid-March to reduce the OPEC ceiling for the 10 member countries (excluding Iraq) by 1mn b/d, from 25.201mn b/d to 24.201mn b/d (MEES, 26 March), production by the OPEC 10 in April decreased by 880,000 b/d compared to March. Total OPEC production (including Iraq) in April registered 27.64mn b/d, compared to 28.27mn b/d in the previous month.

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