The Saudis haven't increased or decreased oil production.
Their exports had been dropping.
Saudi exports in August fell to the lowest since December 2009, as the kingdom pulled back exports in an attempt to improve revenues by reducing pricing pressure on US domestic crudes, she said.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e15b4e4e-6382-11e4-8a63-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3JeD78B2K
November 4, 2014
HEY...that is good idea, because after ransacking and running off the Kurds and Iraqis, then the food supply may be getting low. Someone in ISIS would have to be getting supplies from Syria or Turkey??? I like it, but how do we implement it?
The following month, Sept, bumped up a little but still down from the summer.
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/saudi-crude-oil-exports-edge-up-to-6-72-mln-bpd-in-sept-data/
20/11/2014
The world’s top oil exporter shipped 6.722 million bpd of crude in September, up from 6.663 million in August but lower than July’s 6.989 million, data published by the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) showed.
Production rose to 9.704 million in September from 9.597 million in August but was lower than July’s 10.005 million, the data showed.