The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ramping up production at a newly operational offshore field, aiming to boost its total output to around 3 million bpd, S&P Global Platts reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to the issue. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the producer of nearly all of the oil in the UAE, has started to raise production at the Umm Lulu offshore oil field, which was pumping around 30,000 bpd in August. Production at that field could rise to as high as 75,000 bpd, a UAE oil observer told Platts. The increased volumes at the newly operational Umm Lulu oil field would raise the total UAE oil production to 3 million bpd. According to OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report with data for July, the UAE boosted its production by 69,200 bpd from June to 2.959 million bpd in July, as per OPEC’s secondary sources. […]