EU and OPEC officials expressed concern about high oil prices at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (8 May).
"We are not comfortable with prices at present levels," said Edmond Maduabebe, head of OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
"They contain within them the seeds of further volatility," Mr Maduabebe added.
The economy minister of Austria, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, warned against market speculators who may play a role in pus...
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