Saudi minister: Important to try to agree on oil cuts deal extension

Reuters

Published Apr 28, 2017 03:25AM ET

Saudi minister: Important to try to agree on oil cuts deal extension

ASTANA (Reuters) - Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Friday that it was important to try and agree on an extension of a global oil cuts deal into the second half of the year.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, along with Russia and other non-OPEC producers, pledged to cut output by 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first half of 2017.