Highlights Main producing field, Greater Burgan, is aging Kuwait has been averse to foreign investment But $1 billion loan deal with Japan could help Kuwait is close to exhausting its production capacity, capping its ability to bring on more crude oil supplies to meet elevated global demand, as OPEC faces pressure from its key customers for price relief. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The country may have about 30,000 b/d of production upside left from current levels, according to Platts Analytics, with its main field aging and an unfavorable business climate, along with government instability, limiting its ability for further growth. Kuwait pumped 2.72 million b/d in June, according to the latest Platts survey of OPEC output by S&P Global Commodity Insights. State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Co.’s plans to raise production capacity to 4.75 million b/d by 2040 were seen as […]