Opec agreed to cut 1.2mn b/d production against a reference figure largely based on its secondary sources calculation for October 2016 output during its 30 November meeting in Vienna. Opec is targeting a ceiling of 32.5mn b/d, but with exemptions for Nigeria and Libya - and Indonesia suspended but still included in the total output - this looks extremely difficult even if the 11 countries with allocations meet their targets (MEES, 2 December).
The task just got more difficult, as MEES calculates that Opec added 260,000 b/d in crude output in November to reach a record 34.09mn b/d. This is its fifth consecutive record breaking month and leaves it nearly 1.6mn b/d above the target. The key driver was the conclusion of maintenance at the Dalia field in Angola, returning around 200,000 b/d to production. (CONTINUED - 786 WORDS)
