UAE, Kuwait start oil output cuts after Hormuz Blockage


Dubai (Bloomberg): The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait started reducing oil production, as the near-closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz ripples through energy markets and affects global supply.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is "managing offshore production levels to address storage requirements," the company said in a statement, without giving details. Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said it was lowering production at both its oil fields and refineries after "Iranian threats against safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz."

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