<article><p class="lead">Compliance among participants of the Opec+ crude production restraint deal edged lower last month but remained well above 100pc. </p><p>Overall Opec+ compliance averaged 115pc in September, down from 119pc in August, according to a delegate. Both of these figures include Mexico, which has not formally taken part in the restraint agreement since the middle of last year. Mexico's September production was 75,000 b/d below its 1.75mn b/d baseline, the delegate said, suggesting that average compliance excluding Mexico was likely to be under 115pc. </p><p><a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2255914">August compliance</a> excluding Mexico stood at 116pc, with conformity among Opec members at 119pc and non-Opec producers at 110pc. </p><p>Opec+ calculates compliance by averaging the monthly production estimates of six official secondary sources, including <i>Argus</i>. The figures remain preliminary until they are confirmed by the Opec+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) at its monthly meeting, which typically takes place ahead of ministerial gatherings.</p><p>Opec+ ministers will next meet on 4 November to take a decision on December output policy. The group is facing calls to raise production more aggressively than planned amid a faster-than-expected recovery in demand and rising oil prices.</p><p class="bylines">By Nader Itayim</p></article>
