Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela And Qatar To Hold Oil Output Steady

2:50pm February 16, 2016

Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Saleh al-Sada (center),Saudi Arabia's minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Ali al-Naimi (left), and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak (right) attend a press conference on February 16, 2016, in the Q

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar announced a plan today to freeze oil output in an effort to stop the dramatic slide in oil prices. It is welcome news for many OPEC countries struggling from low prices, but it is not a production cut as some had hoped, and it comes with some caveats. Jason Bellini of the Wall Street Journal talks with Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins to explain the details.

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Jason Bellini, senior producer at The Wall Street Journal. He tweets @jasonbellini.

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