The cuts are another disruption for the global energy industry because
of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, as oil and gas storage at facilities in the
Middle East Gulf rapidly fill. Oil fields in Iraq have already cut production
and Qatar declared force majeure on its huge volumes of gas exports, while the
United Arab Emirates is most likely to cut next.
Kuwait's output
reduction was after, "Iranian threats to safe passage of ships through the
Strait of Hormuz," and part of its, "risk management and business
continuity strategy," KPC said in a statement. The national oil company
did not say by how much it had reduced output.
In February, Kuwait produced around 2.6 million
barrels per day of crude oil.
The adjustment was strictly precautionary and would
be reviewed as the situation develops, KPC said, and it remained ready to
restore production levels once conditions allow.
The US-Israeli war on Iran has already spilled
beyond Iran's borders, as Tehran has responded by hitting Israel and gulf Arab
states hosting US military installations and Israel has launched fresh attacks
in Lebanon after the Iran-aligned terrorist group Hezbollah fired across the
border.