Iran, Qatar And Russia take gas cartel plan to second stage
ABU DHABI — Iran, Qatar and Russia have reconvened their talks on the
formation of a natural gas cartel.
The three countries, the top gas producers in the world, began an energy
summit on Nov. 12 in the Qatari capital of Doha, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said the key
issue was an examination of the technical details required for the formation
of a gas cartel modeled on OPEC.
In October 2008, Doha, Moscow and Teheran agreed to examine the
establishment of a gas cartel.
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Iran and Russia have pressed for the
formation of a permanent organization that would monitor the gas market.
Officials said Doha meeting marked the first session of the Supreme
Technical Committee. They said the committee would draft the agenda for the
energy ministers of Iran, Qatar and Russia.
The oil ministers of Iran and
Qatar are attending the Nov. 12 session.