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Russia poised to gain from oil production freeze

  Moscow / AFP With its oil output at record levels and state coffers running low, Russia has little to lose and much to gain from agreeing a deal with the OPEC cartel on limiting production. Ahead of an OPEC meeting set for November 30 in Vienna, Moscow — which is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum ...

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‘Algeria proposes 1.1mn bpd OPEC cut’

  Tehran / AFP Algeria has proposed that OPEC members cut 1.1 million barrels of daily oil production to boost prices, Iran’s Shana news agency reported on Sunday. Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are due to meet on Wednesday in Vienna to discuss capping production. At an informal meeting in Algiers in September, the 14 members ...

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Libya not to take part in OPEC cuts for ‘foreseeable future’

  TRIPOLI / AFP Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Sunday it would not take part in any OPEC production cuts for the “foreseeable future” as the North African country tries to bring crude output back towards pre-conflict levels. “Libya is in such a dangerous economic situation, there is no way it can participate in OPEC production cuts for ...

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