The 13-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped an average 32.33 million barrels per day of crude oil in February, up 80,000 barrel a day from January, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials released on Thursday.

However, production from the 12 countries, excluding Iraq, fell to 29.93 million barrels a day in February from January's 29.96 million, the survey showed. Despite the drop of 30,000 barrels a day, February's production of the 12 members still exceeded their 29.673 million barrels a day collective output target, said Platts, an energy information provider.

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