U.S. says Saudi Arabia, Russia can increase oil output to compensate for Iran

U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, said on Thursday that he is confident that Saudi Arabia and Russia can raise their crude oil output to compensate for supply losses caused by renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported.

On the sidelines of Washington World Gas Conference, Perry highlighted that increasing the production would also stabilize the world oil market.

In May, the United States ordered Iran to make sweeping changes, including dropping its nuclear program and pulling out of the Syrian civil war, or face tough economic sanctions.

Saudi Arabia announced support for the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and towards reinstating economic sanctions against Tehran.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday said the group has agreed to bring down the compliance level to the production-cut agreement to 100 percent, from the over-commitment of nearly 150 percent that the group has shown in the past.