OPEC+ will assess oil market and do what is necessary, say Saudi foreign minister

People wander around power plant number 10 at Saudi Energy Firm’s Central Operation Space, south of Riyadh, April 27, 2012./File Photo

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia July 16 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s overseas minister reported a U.S.-Arab summit on Saturday did not talk about oil and that OPEC+ would go on to assess marketplace ailments and do what is essential.

“There was no oil discussion at the summit,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud informed a news meeting, adding there had been discussions with the United States and client nations about crude all the time.

U.S. officers said President Joe Biden would go over electricity stability with leaders of Gulf oil producers throughout his go to and hoped to see additional action by OPEC+ to improve output, but there was not likely to be any bilateral bulletins from the talks.

The United States is eager to see Saudi Arabia and its OPEC companions pump additional oil to help tame crude costs. OPEC+, which also features Russia, satisfies following on Aug. 3.

Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Aziz El Yaakoubi
Creating by Ghaida Ghantous
Editing by Mark Potter

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