“It will depend on the plans of the companies. It will be necessary to meet and discuss with the companies, because they did not discuss such an option, ”TASS quoted the head of the Ministry of Energy.

He noted that the current agreements do not imply a reduction in production in April either in OPEC countries or in non-OPEC countries.

Novak also informed that Russia and OPEC agreed to continue cooperation within the framework of the charter signed at the July meeting in Vienna.

Earlier, OPEC decided to adjust the recommendation under the OPEC + agreement, proposing to further reduce oil production by 1.5 million barrels per day until the end of 2020, and not only in the second quarter.