
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, February 12, 1991                   TAG: 9102120122
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: NICOSIA, CYPRUS                                LENGTH: Short

WAR BRINGS DROP IN OPEC OIL PRODUCTION

OPEC's crude oil production dropped by 760,000 barrels a day in January, primarily because of war-related disruptions in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East Economic Survey said.

The survey in its weekly newsletter said the output of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' 13 members was 23.1 million barrels a day in January, down from 23.86 million in December.

Iran was responsible for the bulk of the drop, with its average output declining by nearly 500,000 barrels a day to 2.96 million, due to disruptions in oil exporting after the war broke out on Jan. 17, the survey said. - Associated Press

by CNB