OPEC+ produced 1.45 million bbl/d below its production targets in March, as Russian output began to decline following sanctions imposed by the West, a report from the producer alliance seen by Reuters showed.
Russia produced about 300,000 bbl/d below its target in March at 10.018 million bbl/d, based on secondary sources, the report showed.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a monthly report last week it expected Russian oil output losses to grow to 1.5 million bbl/d in April and to double to 3 million bbl/d from May because of sanctions and buyer aversion.
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OPEC+ compliance with the production cuts rose to 157% in March, from 132% in February, the data showed, the highest since the group introduced record production cuts of about 10 million bbl/d in May 2020 to counter the impact of the pandemic on demand.
OPEC+, which groups OPEC and allies led by Russia, agreed last month to another modest monthly oil output boost of 432,000 bbl/d for May, resisting pressure by major consumers to pump more.
As the group unwinds production cuts, several producers, namely West African countries struggling with underinvestment and an exodus of international energy companies, are failing to keep up.
At its meeting last month, OPEC+ also ditched the Paris-based IEA as one of its secondary sources, replacing it with consultancies Wood Mackenzie and Rystad Energy.
The latest production data reflected this change.
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