Iran urges gas exporters to unify strategy

Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi asked gas exporters to unify strategies to boost prices. Qassemi made the remarks at a meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in the Qatari capital on Tuesday. At the meeting, the Iranian oil minister urged gas exporters to unify strategies to boost prices, adding that pricing formula for gas exporters is only a proposal. The minister went on to add that Iran sees no impact of oil exports from sanctions and Iran is not losing market share for crude. The GECF heads-of-state summit in Doha focuses "on gas prices in the market" as well as a "joint strategy" to further cooperation within the group. The GECF last met in December 2010 in Doha, where its members expressed concern about low gas prices. Russia, Qatar, Libya, Egypt and Venezuela are also members of the GECF.