No need for OPEC to act on prices: Qatar min
Global oil markets are well supplied and there is no need for OPEC to boost output to tame near record oil prices, Qatar's oil minister said.
US crude oil futures hit a record near $140 a barrel on Friday, jumping more than $11 in it's biggest gain in dollar terms on record. Since January, oil prices have soared nearly 40% and are up sixfold in the last six years.
Attiyah blamed the high prices on a weaker US dollar, market speculation and unspecified geopolitics.
“This is gambling from day-to-day, $10 up and down, and I have no answer for it,” Attiyah said.
Attiyah said he will meet with US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman later this week in Washington. (Reuters)
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