OPEC: We’ll meet oil demand

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and OPEC president Kuwait sought to reassure consumers Tuesday that they would meet their oil needs despite an OPEC deal that built a case for an output cut in spring.

Asked if the world’s biggest oil exporter would carry on producing at current levels, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said: “It depends on the customer. If nobody wants 9.5 (million bpd) we can’t put it (in the market). If they want 9.5 it’s there.”