*Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh talks to reporters during the 15th International Energy Forum Ministerial (IEF15) in Algiers, Algeria. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
17 October 2017, Algiers — Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Monday that he hoped OPEC would reach a deal to restrain oil production in November.
Asked by reporters on the sidelines of an oil conference whether he was optimistic about a deal next month, Zanganeh replied: “I hope so.”
Asked if current Iranian oil output had risen high enough for Iran to join an OPEC deal, he said: “We should decide in November how much each country should produce.”
*Rania El Gamal; Andrew Torchia – Reuters
