Saudi Arabia plans to produce around 9.8 million barrels per day of oil in March, over half a million bpd below its pledged production level under a global supply-cutting deal, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told the Financial Times, Trend reports referring to Reuters.
Exports would fall in March to 6.9 million bpd, according to the article published on Tuesday.
The March production figure means Saudi would be voluntarily cutting output by more than 500,000 bpd below its pledged production level under a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia.
Under the deal reached in December and which came into effect at the start of the year, Saudi Arabia’s target production is 10.311 million bpd.
The news boosted Brent crude prices by more than $1 a barrel to $62.54.
Production in March would be 1.2 million bpd lower than Saudi Arabia’s November output, which was an all-time high.
Saudi Arabia plans to produce around 9.8 million barrels per day of oil in March, over half a million bpd below its pledged production level under a global supply-cutting deal, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told the Financial Times.
Exports would fall in March to 6.9 million bpd, according to the article published on Tuesday.
The March production figure means Saudi would be voluntarily cutting output by more than 500,000 bpd below its pledged production level under a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia.
Under the deal reached in December and which came into effect at the start of the year, Saudi Arabia’s target production is 10.311 million bpd.
The news boosted Brent crude prices by more than $1 a barrel to $62.54.
Production in March would be 1.2 million bpd lower than Saudi Arabia’s November output, which was an all-time high.