| Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh on Tuesday called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to reduce production by at least 5% to boost prices that have collapsed since last summer, signaling the possibility of another tense meeting when the organization gathers in June.
OPEC has been pumping more than 30 million barrels a day since December, when the cartel decided against cutting production in the face of precipitously falling crude prices. Led by Saudi Arabia, and over the objections of countries such as Iran, Iraq and Venezuela, the cartel agreed to keep production high so that countries could protect their market share...............................................Full Article: Source
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