Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told news agencies Wednesday that he wasn’t sure oil-producing countries would be able to reach a deal to freeze production, but that the need to do so might decrease in the coming months. “I wouldn’t say now that we are sure they will be able to agree among themselves, because there are very diverse positions,” Mr. Novak said. He cautioned against dubbing the inconclusive meeting with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Doha last week a failure, but said Saudi Arabia had been “unauthorized” to change its position at the last minute. Mr. Novak said that Russia didn’t have plans to meet separately with his counterparts from Iran or Saudi Arabia in the coming month and had not yet received an invitation to OPEC talks slated for […]