VOL. XL

No. 41

13 October 1997

OPEC

Non-OPEC Gains Drive Rise Of Nearly 1Mn B/D In World Output During September

World oil production increased some 900,000 b/d in September to 75.3mn b/d, accordingto the International Energy Agency's (IEA) October Oil Market Report. The gain wasdriven by a 700,000 b/d rise in non-OPEC supply, which increased to 44.7mn b/d inSeptember from an upwardly revised 44mn b/d in August. Much of this was due to a reboundin North Sea flows during the month. Total North...