OPEC has not invited Reuters, Bloomberg to report on weekend policy meets
DUBAI/LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) -OPEC has not invited Reuters or Bloomberg news agencies to report on ministerial meetings in Vienna this weekend to discuss future oil policy, according toreporters, Bloomberg and an OPEC source on Wednesday.
Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countriesand its allies, a group known as OPEC+ that includes top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia, are scheduled to gather on Saturday and Sunday for a regular biannual meeting. The group pumpsmore than 40% of the world's oil supply.
The Reuters text journalists that cover meetings and are registered with OPEC as members of the press have not received an invite to cover the event.
OPEC has also not offered accreditation to Bloomberg to cover the meeting, a Bloomberg News spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Reuters has not received a responseto a request for comment from OPEC on why it has not sent invitations to Reuters reporters to cover the meeting.
"We are disappointed that Reuters has not been invited," said a Reuters spokesperson.
"We have reached out to OPEC for clarity on the matter. We believe that a free press serves readers, markets and the public interest."
Without an invitation, journalists will not receive accreditation to enter the OPEC Secretariat where the ministers meet, or attend the press conference at the end of the event, an OPEC source said.
The Financial Times reported in a story on Wednesday that it had received an invite.
Reporters at some other media outlets including CNBC, and pricing agencies Argus and Platts said they have received invitations to cover the meetings. Argus, Platts and CNBC did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
"Please note that this invitation is exclusive to the recipient," said an invitation from OPEC's Public Relations Department seen by Reuters and sent to a journalist at another media outlet. Reuters saw invites to two outlets.
Reporting by Maha El Dahan, Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov, editing by Simon Webb and Marguerita Choy
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
