欧佩克及其盟国或进一步达成石油减产协议

据 路透社12月1日报道称，伊拉克石油部长周日表示，欧佩克及其盟国将考虑将其现有的石油减产幅度增加约40万桶/天，至160万桶/天。

伊拉克石油部长Thamer Ghadhban在巴格达对记者表示，欧佩克及其盟国（将在本周在维也纳举行的会议上考虑进一步削减石油供应。

三年来，欧佩克+石油出口国一直在协调产量，以平衡市场和支撑价格。他们目前的协议将于3月底到期。该协议同意从今年1月开始每日减产120万桶。

Ghadhban补充说，截至周日，伊拉克对供应协议的承诺已超过100％，并且限制库尔德地区产量的协议也将有助于遵守减产协议。

伊拉克石油部周日表示，伊拉克是仅次于沙特阿拉伯的欧佩克第二大产油国，该国11月平均每日出口原油350万桶。路透社的一项调查显示，11月份该国的石油日产量平均为462万桶。

据塔斯通讯社报道称，俄罗斯能源部长亚历山大·诺瓦克周五表示，他希望欧佩克及其盟友等到4月下旬再决定是否延长石油产量协议。

然而，诺瓦克的立场可能会遭到大多数欧佩克成员国的反对，因为它们希望在12月5日至6日在维也纳举行的会议上达成一项新协议。

徐蕾 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

OPEC and allies may deepen oil cut deal to reach 1.6mln bpd

OPEC and allied oil producers will consider deepening their existing oil output cuts by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.6 million bpd, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday.

The minister, Thamer Ghadhban, told reporters in Baghdad that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together known as OPEC+, will consider increasing the cuts in their supply pact at meetings in Vienna this week.

OPEC+ oil exporters have coordinated output for three years to balance the market and support prices. Their current deal, which agreed to cut supply by 1.2 million bpd from January this year, expires at the end of March.

Ghadhban added that Iraq, as of Sunday, has exceeded 100% commitment with the supply deal and that an agreement capping production from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will also aid compliance.

Iraq, OPEC's second-biggest oil producer behind Saudi Arabia, exported crude at an average rate of 3.5 million bpd in November, the oil ministry said on Sunday. Its total oil output averaged 4.62 million bpd in November, a Reuters survey showed.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Friday said he would prefer OPEC and its allies to wait until nearer April before making a decision on whether to extend the oil output deal, the TASS news agency reported.

However, Novak's position is likely be opposed by most of OPEC's members as they seek to clinch a new deal at the Dec. 5-6 meeting in Vienna.