OPEC expects demand for its own crude to fall this year but is mindful that the return of US shale could dent positive early signs on non-OPEC compliance with the landmark production restraint deal to rebalance the market, the exporters group said in its monthly oil market report Wednesday. In a sign that OPEC is serious about sticking to its recently instated output agreement, the producer group said it produced 33.085 million b/d in December, down 220,900 b/d from November, with Saudi Arabia leading the way by posting a sizeable fall. Related: Find more OPEC information in our news and analysis feature. In its monthly oil market report, OPEC projected that the call on its crude for 2017 would be 32.10 million b/d, just below the target of 32.5 million b/d that the organization is aiming to hold production to under the deal, though exemptions for Libya and Nigeria […]