“Basically as long as there is market demand there will be an increase, this is why we have an increase of around 100,000 barrels per day in September,” said the delegate.

Kuwait was among a group of Gulf OPEC producers to raise production over the last few months to help meet global demand for oil.

Another Kuwaiti oil official who said the country’s production reached a record high of 3 million bpd on Tuesday, however declined to give estimates on an average for October.

“There is high demand for oil, that’s why we are increasing production,” said the official, giving no other details.

Libya is hoping to restore full output in 12-15 months. However, Gulf OPEC producers are unlikely to cut output right away.

Brent crude for November delivery fell by 73 cents to $100.98 on Tuesday, squeezed by growing fears a Greek debt default could spread across the banking system and threaten the global economy.