Putin expects oil prices to find balance by middle of 2015

Reuters

Published Nov 28, 2014 07:47AM ET

Putin expects oil prices to find balance by middle of 2015

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was confident the oil market would find its balance by the middle of next year.

"I am confident that in the first quarter, in the middle of next year the (oil) market will find a balance," Putin told a meeting with the chief executive officer of France's Total (PA:TOTF), Patrick Pouyanne.

Brent crude oil steadied below $73 a barrel on Friday after hitting a fresh four-year low following OPEC's decision not to cut output.