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Qatar to quit OPEC in January
Dec 03, 2018 12:43Qatar in a surprise announcement says it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next month in a move that appears to have been meant to take a swipe at the group’s de factor leader Saudi Arabia.
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Disputes emerge as oil majors prepare to discuss prices
Nov 28, 2018 16:49As the world’s biggest oil producers are preparing to meet next week to discuss production and market prices, some early signs show differences could prevent them from sealing a new deal to reduce output and boost prices.
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Saudi violated OPEC pact under US pressure: Iran
Oct 23, 2018 10:20Iran’s Oil Minister says Saudi Arabia has submitted to US pressure, violating an OPEC agreement reached in June not to raise its production.
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Iran: US seeking to politicize OPEC's decisions
Sep 25, 2018 12:36Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardabili blasted the US for trying to politicize the decisions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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Trump’s demands faced negative response from OPEC: Iran
Sep 24, 2018 10:52Iranian minister of petroleum has welcomed OPEC's decision effectively rebuffing President Donald Trump’s calls for a hike in oil output, saying US dream to zero Iran's oil exports would not realize.
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Iran says will veto any OPEC decision harming its interests
Sep 21, 2018 00:41Iranian minister of petroleum has warned fellow OPEC members against any effort to appease the US, saying Tehran will veto any decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that harms Iran's national interests.
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Iran asks for OPEC's support, wants non-political decisions
Aug 19, 2018 06:10Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other world bodies headquartered in Vienna Kazem Qaribabadi underlined the need for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to stay unpolitical and continue support for members.
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Trump ‘taken hostage’ by Saudis on Iran oil sanctions: Official
Aug 01, 2018 06:57Iran’s OPEC governor says US President Donald Trump has apparently been duped by Saudi Arabia into believing that the kingdom can replace Iranian barrels cut from the market.
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OPEC to suffer from Saudi move to raise output: Zanganeh
Jul 16, 2018 12:03Iran says a recent move by Saudi Arabia to increase its production of oil despite last month’s agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maintain supply limits has already put the credibility of the Organization at stake, stressing that Riyadh would be responsible for the future repercussions of this.
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Iran blasts Trump's 'insulting' order to OPEC to raise output, reduce prices
Jul 07, 2018 12:28Iran says US President Donald Trump has insulted the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by trying to use political pressures to change the policies of the Organization.