Saudis Said to Meet With Iran for Oil Talks Before Algiers

Saudis Said to Meet With Iran for Oil Talks Before Algiers

ALGIERS, Capital Markets in Africa: OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose rivalry derailed an oil supply accord earlier this year, met in Vienna a week before the organization holds talks in Algeria. The two oil producers, along with fellow OPEC member Qatar, met at the headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna, according to three people familiar with the matter. They were making preparations for informal discussions between energy ministers from OPEC and…

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U.A.E. Warns OPEC Against Any Hasty Decision on Oil in Algiers

U.A.E. Warns OPEC Against Any Hasty Decision on Oil in Algiers

ALGIERS, Capital Markets in Africa: OPEC must find a “sustainable” way to stabilize oil markets in any agreement its members may reach when they meet next week in Algeria, the United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said. The group’s 14 members may discuss proposals to limit production in an attempt to shore up crude prices at talks planned on Sept. 28. Oil-producing countries previously considered freezing output to counter a global supply glut that cut prices…

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OPEC May Hold Formal Meeting in Algiers as Oil Glut Persists

OPEC May Hold Formal Meeting in Algiers as Oil Glut Persists

ALGIERS, Capital Markets in Africa: OPEC may turn its planned informal meeting in Algiers next week into a formal session as it seeks ways with other producers to cut crude supplies by 1 million barrels a day to re-balance markets and stabilize prices, Algerian Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa said. OPEC will hold an informal meeting after the closing session of the International Energy Forum conference in Algiers on the afternoon of Sept. 28, Bouterfa said on public radio….

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Oil Climbs as OPEC May Hold Formal Meeting Next Week in Algiers

Oil Climbs as OPEC May Hold Formal Meeting Next Week in Algiers

ALGIERS, Capital Markets in Africa: Oil rose after Algeria said OPEC may turn its planned informal meeting in Algiers next week into a formal session. The 14-member group may hold a formal meeting as it seeks ways with other producers to cut crude supplies by 1 million barrels a day to re-balance markets and stabilize prices, Algerian Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa said. “The comments that OPEC may hold an extraordinary meeting next week give the…

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OPEC May Hold Formal Oil Talks If Members Agree in Algiers

OPEC May Hold Formal Oil Talks If Members Agree in Algiers

ALGIERS, Capital Markets in Africa: OPEC may convene an extraordinary meeting if the group’s ministers reach a consensus on oil markets at an informal gathering next week in Algiers, Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said, according to Algeria’s official news agency. Barkindo said he is “optimistic” about the informal session in Algiers to be held Sept. 27 on the sidelines of a conference of the International Energy Forum, Algeria Press Service reported. He made his comments in Algiers after meeting…

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Nigeria oil min says OPEC cuts unlikely, Algeria meeting could help price

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Nigerian oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said on Thursday that while a cut in OPEC production is unlikely, there is hope a meeting of producers in Algeria next month could help shore up crude prices. Kachikwu also said in a speech in Lagos that his country’s oil output had fallen to 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) as persistent militant attacks took out some 700,000 bpd. But he cast…

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Algeria Signs Oil, Gas Deal as OPEC Member Boosts Sales

Algeria Signs Oil, Gas Deal as OPEC Member Boosts Sales

Algiers, Algeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Algeria will supply oil and other energy products to Jordan for the first time under a memorandum of understanding signed on Monday, as the OPEC member seeks to diversify sales after years of stagnating oil production. Algeria’s state-run Sonatrach Group will start liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas shipments to Jordan in September, followed by crude oil, Algerian Energy Minister Salah Khebri said in an interview in Amman. Sonatrach and National Electric Power…

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