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Kuwait resumes oil exports after day of bad weather

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EXPORTS RESUME: New tankers are able to dock at the Kuwait National Petroleum Co again. (Getty Images)
EXPORTS RESUME: New tankers are able to dock at the Kuwait National Petroleum Co again. (Getty Images)

Kuwait said on Friday it had resumed all oil exports after they were halted on Thursday due to high wind and bad weather conditions, a spokesman for state refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) said.

Spokesman Ahmad Al Muzaiel said all oil exports were resumed on Thursday night.

Earlier on Thursday KNPC said it was suspending all exports of crude and oil products due to high wind and dusty weather amd would not receive new tankers until the weather improved.


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The OPEC member, which sits on 10 percent of global oil reserves, pumped around 2.23 million barrel per day in April, according to a Reuters survey. (Reuters)

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