US EditionKuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields, WSJ reports
Kuwait has halted oil output due to full storage as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falls from 138 to 2 ships daily, disrupting exports and raising prices.
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With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, halting crude oil exports, Kuwait has begun reducing its production, leaving it with less storage space, the Wall Street Journal reported on the 6th. Kuwait is currently discussing a plan to temporarily limit oil production to the level needed to meet domestic consumption. Experts are concerned that such production cuts could trigger a storage crisis in the global market.
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Kuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields, WSJ reports
Kuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields after running out of room to store its bottled-up crude, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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