| The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has virtually ceased to exist as a single institution able to influence the oil market, said Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin in an interview to Reuters, published on Tuesday.
"The 1970s, when the larger Middle East producers could determine the global oil market by creating cartel structures such as OPEC, should be forgotten," Sechin told Reuters. He added that Rosneft had been skeptical about the chances of a positive result from the meeting in Doha on April 17, where OPEC and non-members were trying to agree to freeze production at January levels...............................................Full Article: Source
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