Iran's oil minister says not pessimistic about a compromise

  • There is a good chance of of an agreement - Iraq
  • Expects an agreement from everyone - Kuwait
  • Will find a way even if Iran says no initially - Kuwait
  • There is an agreement with all countries - Venezuela
  • Good meeting with Saudi oil minister earlier - Iran
  • If 1 million bpd proposal goes through, it will be distributed pro-rata - Saudi
  • OPEC+ agreement will see a change of structure - Iraq
  • OPEC will meet again in Sept and make adjustments as needed - Saudi
  • Iran is on board with size of cuts but implementation remains unsure - Nigeria
  • Cannot give range of output increase for OPEC+ agreement yet - Iraq
  • Discussions so far is in the range of 1 to 1.2 million bpd increase - Nigeria
  • Oil supply decrease will be gradual - Saudi
  • There is a likelihood of reaching an agreement - Iran
  • Output rise will take effect in July but impact can only be seen in the summer - Saudi
  • $70 is a very good price for oil - Iran
  • Japan has not halted purchases of Iranian oil - Iran
  • OPEC has left politics out of this negotiation - Saudi
  • Does not expect unanimity in meeting later - Iraq
  • OPEC doesn't need instructions from Trump - Iran

What a load of noise. They're going back and forth with all the comments and there doesn't seem to be a clear narrative as the meeting looks set to begin soon. It's a whole lot of hooblah at this point, and at the end of the day we're just going to have to wait for the official communique to be released.