Iraq's Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Sunday his country should be exempted from output restrictions as it was fighting a war with Islamic State.
United Arab Emirates energy minister said on Monday that current oil prices will force many producers to freeze output and that a correction in prices would take time.
Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to freeze oil output at January levels during a meeting in Doha, HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada said.