OPEC members raise exports in November led by Saudi Arabia, Iran

TEHRAN,Jan.21(MNA)--OPEC members increased exports of oil in November from a month earlier as demand for the group’s crude increased, data submitted by governments to the Joint Organization Data Initiative showed. Iran, the group’s second-largest producer, increased its exports by 5,000 barrels a day in November to 2.02 million barrels a day, the data showed. Iraq raised exports to 2.14 million barrels a day, while Ecuador boosted shipments by 8.2 percent and Qatar by 2.3 percent. Nigeria kept its deliveries unchanged last month at 2.28 million. Venezuela and Angola lowered exports during the month, while Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Algeria didn’t submit data for the month.