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Four oil producers agree to freeze output at Jan levels: Qatar energy minister

Published: 16 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 11:57 am
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DOHA: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Venezuela have agreed to freeze their oil output at January levels providing other major producers follow suit, Qatar's energy minister said on Tuesday after a meeting of those countries' energy ministers.

HE Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohammad bin Saleh al-Sada said at a news conference this step would stabilise the oil market.

Reuters