On the sidelines of 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna

Iran’s oil minister, GECF head sit down to discuss gas market

SHANA (Vienna) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Mohamed Hamel here on Thursday held talks on the latest developments in the global gas market.

On the sidelines of 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna

Iran, Iraq confer on joint oil projects

SHANA (Vienna) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and his Iraqi counterpart Hayan Abdulghani held talks on implementation of joint projects here on Thursday.

Iran, Egypt oil ministers discuss energy market, trade in Vienna

SHANA (Vienna) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla held talks in the Austrian capital on Thursday.

OPEC+ oil, energy ministers underline market stability

SHANA (Vienna) – OPEC and OPEC+ oil and energy ministers here on Wednesday stressed the need for maintaining the oil market stability.

Iran, UAE to promote oil cooperation

SHANA (Vienna) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Energy Suhail Al Mazrouei here on Wednesday put emphasis on promoting bilateral oil cooperation.

Owji: Oil deals worth $40b signed in 20 months; Iran’s future offers ‘appealing’ to investors

SHANA (Vienna) – Iran’s oil minister here on Wednesday said his country has signed contracts worth $40 billion with domestic and foreign companies since 20 months ago.

8th OPEC International Seminar kicks off in Vienna

The 8th OPEC International Seminar started in Vienna, the capital of Austria, on Wednesday.

Iran oil minister heads to Vienna to attend 8th OPEC International Seminar

SHANA (Tehran) – Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji left here for Austria’s capital Vienna to attend the 8th OPEC International Seminar.

35th OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting begins in Vienna

SHANA (Vienna) – The 35th OPEC and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (OPEC+) started here on Sunday.

OPEC+ debating production quotas, new cut: Sources

OPEC and its allies meet today in the Austrian capital Vienna to debate a new deal possibly adjusting countries' output quotas and a further cut in production, sources told Reuters, as the group faces flagging oil prices and a looming supply glut.

OPEC+ discussing deepening oil production cuts, sources say

OPEC and its allies are discussing deepening oil production cuts, possibly by as much as 1 million barrels per day, three sources told Reuters on Friday as oil prices fell towards $70 per barrel and market analysts spoke of a new supply glut.

33rd OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting to be held in Vienna

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The 33rd meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, will be held in Vienna on Wednesday, October 5.

6th Meeting of Iran-Austria Energy Working Group to be Held on Wednesday

TEHRAN (Shana) -- The sixth meeting of the Iran-Austria Energy Working Group under the responsibility of the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum will be held on Wednesday, December 9, via video conference.

OPEC’s Economic Commission Board holds its 134th meeting

VIENNA (Shana) -- The OPEC Economic Commission Board (ECB) has convened for its 134th meeting via videoconference.

JMMC priority is full conformity By all DoC members

VIENNA (Shana) -- The 23rd Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) took place via videoconference on Monday, 19 October 2020, under the Chairmanship of HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, and Co-Chair HE Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.

133rd Meeting of Economic Commission Board Convenes via Webinar

VIENNA--The 133rd Economic Commission Board (ECB) of OPEC has convened by Webinar in Vienna. The ECB is the economic and technical statutory think-tank of the Organization. It meets routinely before the ordinary Ministerial Conference held biannually in June and December. The Board comprises of the Secretary General as the Chairman and National Representatives as members.

Crude Oil Demand Wrecked by COVID-19: Expert

VIENNA (Shana) -- The head of the Vienna Energy Studies Group underlines the importance of the upcoming OPEC meeting, saying: “The coronavirus outbreak has ruined the demand for oil.”

Zangeneh Satisfied with Talks at OPEC 177th Conference

TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh expressed satisfaction at the negotiations between OPEC members on Thursday, announcing an extraordinary OPEC meeting would be held within the next 3 to 4 months.

We would never Forfeit Iranian Nation's Rights: Zangeneh

VIENNA (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said he and his team would never give up on the Iranian nation’s rights.

Zangeneh to Meet with OPEC Sec. Gen., Conference President

VIENNA (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh is scheduled to meet with Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and Venezuela's People's Minister of Petroleum and President of the OPEC Conference in Vienna on Thursday.

OPEC Ministers Agree to Extend Output Cut Deal

VIENNA (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran approved of an OPEC statement to extend the OPEC+ agreement to cut the group's total output by 1,200,000 bpd as well as the OPEC-non-OPEC Cooperation Charter.

OPEC+ Cooperation Charter not Contradictory to General Provisions of OPEC Statute

VIENNA (Shana) – 13 OPEC member states added a paragraph to the OPEC-non-OPEC Cooperation Charter in the organization’s 176th meeting to get the approval of Iran which had seriously opposed the charter.

OPEC Extends Output Cut Deal to 2020

VIENNA (Shana) – 14 Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to extend the producer body’s 800,000 b/d crude oil output cut deal for the next nine months to 2020.

Agreeing on OPEC-non-OPEC Cooperation Prolongs Meeting

VIENNA (Shana) -- "Assessing how to institutionalize OPEC and non-OPEC cooperation" is the main reason for the prolonged meeting of the OPEC ministerial meeting behind closed doors. This issue which has been considered by experts over the past several months still has ambiguities that have caused the Iranian petroleum minister to be the serious and main opposer of this plan," sources said.

OPEC Existence main Concern for Iran: Zangeneh

VIENNA (Shana) -- Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh told reporters ahead of the 176th OPEC meeting in Vienna that the existence of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was the main issue for Iran in the meeting.

Unilateralism, Biggest OPEC Problem: Zangeneh

VIENNA (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said he had no problem with output cut, slamming "unilateralism" as the biggest problem in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

OPEC+ Deal Meaningless without Unanimity inside OPEC

TEHRAN (Shana) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh voiced Iran’s support for an agreement between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers, saying, however, such an agreement would be meaningless without an internal understanding inside the organization.