Saudi Arabia has maintained production cuts to support oil prices, but said it was working to maintain market stability in the wake of attacks in Israel by Iran-backed Hamas (AP, CNBC, Guardian). The question will be suspended on 31 March 2024 and the outcome determined using data for "Saudi Arabia" in the first quarter of 2024 as first reported in the "OPEC crude oil production based on secondary sources, tb/d" table of the "World Oil Supply" section of OPEC's April 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report (OPEC). The April 2023 report shows "Saudi Arabia" produced 10,354 thousand barrels per day (tb/d) in the first quarter of 2023 (OPEC - MOMR April 2023, see under "1Q23" in Table 5 - 7 on page 48).

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The question closed "Between 8,500 tb/d and 9,250 tb/d, inclusive" with a closing date of 1 April 2024.

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