Kuwait cuts oil output, declares force majeure amid Iran war

Mar 8, 2026, 00:17 GMT+0

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation started cutting oil output on Saturday and declared force majeure, adding to earlier oil and gas reductions from Iraq and Qatar amid the US-Israeli war on Iran which has blocked shipments from the Middle East for the eighth consecutive day.

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