OPEC crude oil production averaged 33.39 mb/d in September 2016, showing an increase of 0.22 mb/d over the previous month. Crude oil output increased mostly from Iraq, Nigeria and Libya, while production in Saudi Arabia showed the largest drop.
Table 2 shows OPEC crude oil production based on the direct communication between the secretary and the OPEC members:
Table 1- OPEC crude oil production based on secondary sources, 000 b/d
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|
2014
|
2015
|
1Q ‘16
|
2Q ‘16
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3Q ‘16
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July ‘16
|
Aug ‘16
|
Sep ‘16
|
|
Algeria
|
1,123
|
1,106
|
1,092
|
1,084
|
1,087
|
1,090
|
1,087
|
1,085
|
|
Angola
|
1,654
|
1,754
|
1,766
|
1,772
|
1,772
|
1,769
|
1,780
|
1,766
|
|
Ecuador
|
544
|
546
|
547
|
549
|
546
|
549
|
544
|
546
|
|
Gabon
|
222
|
219
|
219
|
217
|
217
|
219
|
221
|
211
|
|
Indonesia
|
695
|
696
|
714
|
722
|
724
|
725
|
723
|
722
|
|
Iran, I.R.
|
2,778
|
2,840
|
3,096
|
3,539
|
3,644
|
3,623
|
3,643
|
3,665
|
|
Iraq
|
3,267
|
3,933
|
4,237
|
4,289
|
4,376
|
4,326
|
4,350
|
4,455
|
|
Kuwait
|
2,781
|
2,730
|
2,765
|
2,731
|
2,810
|
2,795
|
2,810
|
2,826
|
|
Libya
|
470
|
405
|
370
|
312
|
311
|
303
|
270
|
363
|
|
Nigeria
|
1,953
|
1,867
|
1,786
|
1,547
|
1,465
|
1,443
|
1,429
|
1,524
|
|
Qatar
|
714
|
667
|
667
|
662
|
660
|
665
|
657
|
659
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
9,688
|
10,123
|
10,147
|
10,297
|
10,551
|
10,582
|
10,578
|
10,491
|
|
UAE
|
2,759
|
2,856
|
2,815
|
2,860
|
2,980
|
2,970
|
2,976
|
2,994
|
|
Venezuela
|
2,361
|
2,357
|
2,278
|
2,176
|
2,104
|
2,117
|
2,107
|
2,089
|
|
Total OPEC
|
31,010
|
32,099
|
32,499
|
32,755
|
33,246
|
33,175
|
33,174
|
33,394
|
Table 2- OPEC crude oil production based on direct communication, 000 b/d
|
|
2014
|
2015
|
1Q ‘16
|
2Q ‘16
|
3Q ‘16
|
July ‘16
|
Aug ‘16
|
Sep ‘16
|
|
Algeria
|
1,193
|
1,157
|
1,128
|
1,126
|
1,162
|
1,145
|
1,159
|
1,182
|
|
Angola
|
1,654
|
1,767
|
1,773
|
1,730
|
1,720
|
1,761
|
1,747
|
1,649
|
|
Ecuador
|
557
|
543
|
548
|
554
|
551
|
546
|
549
|
560
|
|
Gabon
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
Indonesia
|
697
|
690
|
739
|
739
|
---
|
745
|
742
|
---
|
|
Iran, I.R.
|
3,117
|
3,152
|
3,385
|
3,570
|
---
|
3,620
|
3,630
|
---
|
|
Iraq
|
3,110
|
3,504
|
4,598
|
4,523
|
4,667
|
4,606
|
4,622
|
4,775
|
|
Kuwait
|
2,867
|
2,859
|
3,000
|
2,934
|
2,969
|
2,950
|
2,987
|
2,970
|
|
Libya
|
480
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
Nigeria
|
1,807
|
1,748
|
1,667
|
1,485
|
1,252
|
1,270
|
1,104
|
1,385
|
|
Qatar
|
709
|
656
|
675
|
655
|
644
|
677
|
643
|
610
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
9,713
|
10,193
|
10,225
|
10,360
|
10,651
|
10,673
|
10,630
|
10,650
|
|
UAE
|
2,794
|
2,989
|
2,944
|
3,035
|
3,174
|
3,181
|
3,154
|
3,186
|
|
Venezuela
|
2,683
|
2,654
|
2,510
|
2,392
|
2,339
|
2,355
|
2,328
|
2,334
|
|
Total OPEC
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
---
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---
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---
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---
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