1.   Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates also said the output reductions should be maintained.

2.   Analysts warned that while global oil supplies remain adequate, the OPEC output reduction could send prices higher by the fourth quarter as demand picks up ahead of winter.

3.   Most analysts say the choice facing OPEC is whether to agree to more output reductions in an effort to boost prices, or opt to extend current cuts.

4.   The trickle of comments prompted analysts in London to conclude that though some output reduction was likely, the deal was not yet done and dusted.

5.   Kuwaiti Oil Minister Abdel Mohsen al-Medej reacting to the report told the official Kuwaiti news agency Kuna that there was no output reductions.

6.   Oil sources in the Gulf were unable to confirm a Kuwaiti output reduction but said the size of any cut hinged on how many workers had left.

7.   SEAT is expected to achieve the required output reductions by closing one of its two main plants in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona.