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Extending OPEC-led oil output cuts by 9 months the best option: Iraq oil minister

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Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi speaks during a media conference with Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Thursday that extending the current level of OPEC-led supply cuts by nine months was the best option to restore balance to the crude market.

VIENNA Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Thursday that extending the current level of OPEC-led supply cuts by nine months was the best option to restore balance to the crude market.

The minister added that a proposal for a nine-month extension with deeper cuts was also on the table.

(Reporting by OPEC team- editing by Jason Neely)

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