Friday, October 23, 2015

Russian oil firms prepared for fight with OPEC – Energy Minister

Moscow is ready to compete with the Saudi-dominated OPEC cartel even if it continues to exceed its quota, said Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak on Friday.

"OPEC’s self-established quota of 30 million barrels per day (bpd) is fully used by OPEC countries. Subsequently, if a member exceeds its quota, OPEC should redistribute its production among other members,“ Novak told Rossiya-24 TV Channel.

“It’s very important whether OPEC will rebalance or if there will be extra output. There is a lot of uncertainty, but in general we are ready for it. And our oil companies are ready for this competition," added the minister .... https://www.rt.com/business