Russia says reaching oil output freeze deal not critical: RIA

Reuters

Published Sep 25, 2016 12:22PM ET

Russia says reaching oil output freeze deal not critical: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Reaching an agreement to stabilize global oil prices, including a possible deal to freeze output, is "non-critical" for Russia, its Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Sunday.

"For us, in principle, it's non-critical, but we believe that the process of market rebalancing could be advanced. It's beneficial for all," RIA quoted Novak as saying.