VOL. XLI

No. 41

12-October-1998

OPEC

OPEC Crude Output Rose By 260,000 B/D To Reach 27.27MNB/D In September

OPECs volume cutback compliance record, which had reached ahighly respectable level of over 90% in August, appears to have been somewhat dented by asignificant output increase of 260,000 b/d in September. According to MEESestimates, OPECs crude oil production rose to 27.27mn b/d in September as against27.01mn b/d in August. On this basis, it is calculated that compliance with the 2.6mn b/d...