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Image used for illustrative purpose. A worker is seen at the Zarzaitine gas field in In Amenas, 1,600 km (994 miles) southeast of Algiers January 22, 2013.
LONDON- Algeria has cut its oil production by around 24,000-25,000 barrels per day since Jan. 1 as part of the OPEC and non-OPEC agreement to reduce output, state-controlled news agency APS quoted an oil official as saying.
Before the agreement reached by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia was reached last month, Algeria was producing 1.08 million bpd, Salah Mekmouche, Sonatrach upstream executive told reporters on Monday.
(Reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar; editing by David Evans) ((Ahmad.Ghaddar@thomsonreuters.com; +442075424435; Reuters Messaging: ahmad.ghaddar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
