They have embarked on the largest expansion programme in many years, and aim for a buffer of 1.5m-2m bpd.
In March Saudi Arabia, keen to maintain a buffer of spare capacity, said that it planned to increase its rig count by 30% by some point next year.
In addition to regularly monitoring your checking account, try to keep a buffer of cash in there to help prevent overdraft charges or even cancel the overdraft feature altogether (although you may run the risk of late fees from billers if you miss a payment due to insufficient funds).
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Banks must hold a higher buffer of capital to a certain level in order to keep to European rules.
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In the past, they maintained a large buffer of spare capacity that allowed them to boost output quickly to cool prices.
Hairballs mean more inventory costs because at each geographically separate production stage a buffer stock of unfinished items is kept to cope with any disruptions in the flow from another plant.
The incident took place near the village of Rajince on the edge of a buffer zone outside the borders of Kosovo, police in the southern Serbian town of Vranje said.
Basel III additional capital buffers are: a mandatory capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and a discretionary counter-cyclical buffer.
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There are, however, enough fine moments spread throughout the film to serve as a buffer against some of the heavier-handed stuff.
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As part of the package of new standards, banks will be required to increase their minimum common equity requirement from 2% to 4.5%, and will additionally have to hold a capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, "to withstand future periods of stress, " the Basel Committee said in a press release.
Another of its recommendations is that banks must have a buffer to absorb the impact of potential losses or future financial crises - of at least 10% of domestic retail assets in top-quality form, such as shares or retained earnings.
Another of the ICB's recommendations is that banks must have a buffer to absorb the impact of potential losses or future financial crises - of at least 10% of domestic retail assets in top-quality form, such as shares or retained earnings.
Do you think that the Founders would approve or disapprove of the proposition that American citizens have an inherent right of privacy as a necessary shield and buffer against government intrusions such as those addressed by a plain reading of the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments?
That means there is less of a buffer before losses start to burn up banks' capital.
It operates in a part of the buffer zone known as Sector B, just east of Kosovo.
Mr Pryce said the service currently had a "slight buffer" of staff, allowing for training and absence.
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Going into the shoulder season there will be much less of a buffer to absorb any exogenous supply shocks.
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Lessons have been learnt, including that a minimum safety buffer zone of 1, 640ft (500m) is established before firing smoke rounds.
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Westergren notes that your phone will buffer a little bit of the song, allowing you to recovery seamlessly from momentary loss of signal.
Besides the Argan tree's various human uses, UNESCO notes, it has had an historical role as a buffer against northern expansion of the Sahara desert.
The other noticeable difference when watching live TV is the lack of dual live buffers and the lack of a buffer on shows that are currently being recorded.
Mr Erdogan has been outspoken in his support for Syrian rebels and has advocated the creation of a buffer zone inside northern Syria to protect people fleeing the fighting.
But you've got that buffer of a large expanse of land and you expect bits to chop off with the weather and the elements, and the cold and the hot, but you don't expect that.
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As the largest economy in East Africa, it is a crucial trade route into the rest of the continent and provides an important buffer of stability in a region that includes the fledgling Somali government and the politically tense Sudan and South Sudan.
Kenyan troops have launched a cross-border operation against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia with the apparent intention of setting up a buffer zone across the border.
The wind whooshed and whined, a buffer against the lonesome quiet of my strange hotel room.
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Solid food has to be pulverised first with a bit of water or buffer solution.
This allowed higher payouts, but meant there was less of a capital buffer should anything go badly wrong.
The first time Bernie Madoff called me, the grinding sounds of a floor buffer in the background nearly drowned him out.
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