Paula Slier

@PaulaSlier_RT

Middle East bureau chief for Russia Today.

Middle East
Joined October 2011

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  1. Interesting discussions underway at

  2. Interesting discussions underway at

  3. Take a look at our panel which will take place on April 21☞

  4. - " understands position of countries but changes were unexpected b/cause prelim agreement was reached before meeting"

  5. asked if he thinks the talks failed - his answer, "they're certainly worse than we hoped for"

  6. - Gulf countries wanted to include in freeze poss'ly and - 'I also don't understand it'

  7. - 'Additional demands from , , - include other non- countries in freeze agreement

  8. 's energy minister - "experts prepared draft deal on Saturday but several oil producers changed their position"

  9. Energy Minster Alexander speaks to press after failed meeting of oil-producing countries in Doha

  10. 18 countries represented / more than 10 hours of talks today

  11. Analysts predicting failure to reach deal will lead to "severe" drop in oil prices

  12. minister -price of oil is heading in right direct & need more time 4 discussions btwn OPEC members and producers outside of OPEC

  13. minister - 'we discussed freeze of production and concluded we need more time for discussions ahead next meeting in June'

  14. minister -decrease of production of oil - conventional & unconventional - & decrease in no of rigs improved the market fundamentals

  15. energy minister - 18 countries participated in meeting / 'sitn now is more healthy than in Feb-market fundamentals improving'

  16. energy minister -asked if stumbling block was that all OPEC members not join freeze - ans -inclusion of all members would've helped

  17. energy minister - we came with a number of scenarios - we really understand fully that further consultation is required

  18. minister - freeze would have been more effective if and others in agreed to it

  19. energy minister - we respect 's position and look to further consultation - was sovereign decision

  20. energy minister - there are some many factors for oil price to move up and down - we expect positive response to fundamentals

  21. No announcement on future meeting - open channels of communication needed

  22. Breaking - meeting finishes without agreement

  23. Dinner has just been delivered to the Oil Ministers. It's going to be a long night

  24. If no agreement reached today in , there's likely to be renewed battle for market share that will probably halt recent recovery prices

  25. In an attempt to rescue the deal oil ministers met with the emir and are now continuing negotiations behind closed doors

  26. meeting has run into last-minute trouble over what looks like a new spike in tensions between and

  27. And so we wait .... For an announcement

  28. representatives say they're optimistic an agreement on a freeze deal will be reached today

  29. has asked all members to join to freeze oil

  30. rep - 'decision will be taken today even if is not here'

  31. rep - 'meeting hasnt started b/c we still negotiating the wording of the document. We have not yet discussed anything'

  32. rep - atmosphere inside is very positive - 'will be a good and positive meeting'

  33. Marcelo Wilson Pastor Morris / Ecuadorian governor tells me it's unfortunate Iran is not here but they will reach agreement today

  34. Delegates have gone to meet / conference has still not started - we told until now they were 'meeting about the conference'

  35. Waiting for press conference - being told minister of energy of Arabia and minister of energy of will speak but not confirmed

  36. Journos wait outside closed door deliberations

  37. Could today's meeting draw a line under two years of sliding oil prices?

  38. meeting is not only about the decisions being made today but also about handshakes, statements, behind-the-scenes negotiations

  39. We're told major oil producers could meet in Oct in Moscow for follow-up summit - to freeze oil production at Jan levels until then

  40. Think there're enough filming crews here? :) summit

  41. Leaked document - major oil powers will agree to maintain production at January levels

  42. and its representatives NOT attending

  43. Am in for oil summit - at moment this is closest journos can get

  44. Paula Slier followed , , and 2 others
  45. How tragedy prompted global call to action (Op-Edge by )

  46. My hero - 25yo father-to-be soldier who called airstrike on himself while surrounded by in Prochorenko

  47. hijacker photo man Ben Innes explains plane snap

  48. BREAKING - hijacker arrested and all passengers freed

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