Kazakhstan has taken the lead in a substantial increase in oil production among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)+ in February, OPEC’s monthly report has revealed, reported Reuters.

OPEC said on Wednesday that Kazakhstan led a sizeable jump in February crude output by the wider OPEC+, highlighting a challenge for the producer group in enforcing adherence to agreed output targets.

Investing.com -- Kazakhstan, a member of the OPEC+ alliance, has been identified as the major contributor to the group’s oil production increase in February, according to recent OPEC data. The country, however, has not been able to meet its commitment to cut production.