10 March, 10
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped 29.31 million barrels of oil a day in February. This was an increase of 60,000 barrels a day from January's levels.
Angola, Iraq, Qatar, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela have had increases totalling 170,000 barrels a day, according to a Platts survey, although the increases were partly offset by decreases from Nigeria and Libya.
OPEC ministers are due to meet on March 17th in Vienna to review the production agreement currently in place.
John Kingston, Platts director of news, said: "With the price of oil at what many view to be a sweet spot now in the upper $70 (£47) to $80 per barrel range, OPEC has little appetite or need to make any changes."
The Energy Information Administration has forecast OPEC will have export revenues of $767 billion (£513.1 billion) this year. Last year, OPEC earned $573 billion in net oil export revenues.
Posted by Tammy Brooks
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