November 2003
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Vol. 224 No. 11   Effective November 1, 2003, OPEC will cut crude oil production by 900,000 barrels per day. This will bring production down to 24.5 million b/d. OPEC argues that production cuts are justified by the risk

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Vol. 224 No. 11
 

Effective November 1, 2003, OPEC will cut crude oil production by 900,000 barrels per day. This will bring production down to 24.5 million b/d. OPEC argues that production cuts are justified by the risk of oversupply in 2004. To avoid slipping prices during Q1 of 2004, major non-OPEC oil producing countries, including Russia, Mexico & Norway, are expected to cooperate with OPEC by removing oil from
the market.

Rotary rigs running in the U.S. are still continuing to increase for the eighth consecutive month. Counts are up 27.1% from this time last year, while international rotary rigs have increased only 16.7%. U.S. workover rigs are up 15.6% over September 2002. Meanwhile, both U.S. and international geophysical activity have decreased when compared to this time last year - 25.5% and 18.9% respectively. WO

   Monthly US Gas Prices & Trends Graph      World Oil Production Table
US Geophysical Activity Table Selected World Oil Prices Graph
US Rotary Drilling Rigs Graph International Geophysical Activity Table
US Rotary Drilling Rigs Table International Rotary Rig Graph
Workover Rig Graph International Rotary Rig Table
Workover Rig Table International Offshore Rigs Table
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