BP Angola to Comply With OPEC's New Production Quota

The Angolan output of BP PLC and other operators is being impacted by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' cut decision in October, a BP executive said. Speaking on the sidelines of an Angola conference, Jim Campbell, vice-president for projects at BP's Angola unit, said "we have been asked for a little less production" as a result of the OPEC cut decision. He added that the amount being reduced was about 40,000 barrels a day for BP. He said the cut had also been requested from other Angola operators. But Chevron Corp. said over the weekend its production was running as normal...more...