VOL.XXXIXNo. 6416 December 1996OPEC

OPECCrude Production Topped 26Mn B/d In November OPEC's crude oil production rose by a substantial 400,000 b/d last month,bringing output for November up to 26.04mn b/d as against 25.64mn b/d inOctober, according to MEES estimates (see table below).The OPEC increase was largely attributable to a sharp boost of 312,000 b/d inIranian output from the low level of 3.443mn b/dregistered in October to 3.755mn b/d in November. Iranian crude output had beenunduly...