Saudi, Russian Oil Ministers Plan Talks in Doha Tuesday

  • Ministers al-Naimi, Novak to discuss oil market in private
  • Talks come amid push for cooperation between major producers

Russia and Saudi Arabia to Meet Later For Oil Talks

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Saudi Arabia’s oil minister is meeting with his Russian counterpart in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the market amid a push for cooperation between OPEC and other major producers to tackle a global surplus.

Ali al-Naimi, the most senior oil official of the world’s biggest crude exporter, is speaking with Russia’s Alexander Novakin Doha, a Qatar Energy Ministry adviser said Tuesday. There will be a press briefing at the St. Regis hotel after the talks, which hadn’t been disclosed until Monday.