Former Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi broke his silence six months after his abrupt departure from his job, revealing more about his failure to forge an agreement to cut output at a 2014 OPEC meeting. Mr. Naimi’s comments highlighted how difficult it will be for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to finalize a production-cut deal later this month . The cartel agreed in September to pull back output by as much as 2% but left the details unspecified for implementing those changes. Mr. Naimi, once considered a master of OPEC’s complex politics, said none of the cartel’s members were willing to cut production back in November 2014, when the group gathered as oil prices plunged on concerns about an oversupply of oil. He said he asked all 11 oil ministers from OPEC countries individually about […]