Oil Producers, Minus Iran, Discuss Output Freeze at Qatar Meeting

Energy officials from the world's major oil-producing countries, with the exception of Iran, are meeting in Qatar for talks on a possible freeze in production to counter the historically low prices seen recently by the industry. Representatives from at least 15 oil-producing nations, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, met Sunday in Doha to discuss efforts to stem the dip in prices which have cost exporters billions in lost revenue. A draft agreement calls for the oil...

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