{"id":12051,"date":"2024-10-04T07:59:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=12051"},"modified":"2024-10-04T07:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:59:15","slug":"opec-wsj-claims-wholly-inaccurate-and-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/12051\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEC: WSJ Claims Wholly Inaccurate and Misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0The OPEC secretariat announced today that the Wall Street Journal article, dated 2 October which quotes the Saudi Oil Minister as saying oil prices may fall to $50\/B is inaccurate and misleading.<\/p>\n

the full text of the secretariat response to the article is as follows:<\/p>\n

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With reference to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article, dated 2 October 2024, titled “Saudi Oil Min Said Prices May Fall to $50\/B if Others Cheat, Sources Say,” the OPEC Secretariat categorically refutes the claims made within the story as wholly inaccurate and misleading.<\/div>\n
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The article falsely reported that a conference call took place in which the Saudi Arabian Energy Minister allegedly warned OPEC+ members of a potential price drop to $50 per barrel should they fail to comply with agreed production cuts. It also attributed an alleged quote to the Minister, stating: “Some better shut up and respect their commitments toward OPEC+.” These claims are entirely unfounded.<\/div>\n
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OPEC secretariat stresses that no such conference call occurred last week, nor has any call or video conference taken place since the last OPEC+ meeting on September 5. The alleged statements, attributed to unnamed sources, lack any credibility and are completely fabricated.<\/div>\n
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OPEC secretariat emphasizes that its meetings, whether in person or via teleconference, are consistently conducted in a civil and respectful manner. Therefore, it is deeply concerning that the WSJ would publish such a report, which not only lacks journalistic integrity and professionalism but also shows a blatant disregard for the respect owed to OPEC+ Ministers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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