Bodman: ‘Not Uncomfortable’ with OPEC Output Plan

U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Tuesday he’s not uncomfortable with a plan by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain crude oil supplies at current levels until September.

Bodman, currently in New Delhi on a three-day official visit, also said proposed energy deals between India and Iran won’t affect bilateral ties between the U.S. and India.


Last Friday, his deputy Karen Harbert, the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs, said Bodman would seek to encourage India to rethink its energy deals with Iran.

India is renegotiating a 25-year deal with Iran to import 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas a year. Both countries, along with Pakistan, have also proposed to jointly build a natural gas pipeline estimated to cost $7 billion.

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