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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sophie Clark

Iran war forces OPEC nation to limit oil production as bottleneck in the Straits of Hormuz grows

Kuwait has begun limiting oil production after running out of space to store bottled-up crude, which could lead to international repercussions, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the10th-largest oil producer in the world is having to slow production because the war in Iran has created a bottleneck in the Straits of Hormuz.

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