These comments represent just one of the contradictions in the current oil market.
The desire for a stable oil market is extremely difficult to reconcile with being unpredictable.
But the risk is that the increase isn't sustained, largely as a result of another oil market contradiction.
It's another contradiction for the oil market to resolve as those three exporters are all under some form of Western sanctions.
It may well be the case that the second half of this year sees a huge pick-up in crude oil demand.
Persons:
Prince Abdulaziz bin, Brent, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Organization of, Petroleum, Saudi Energy, Brent, International Energy Agency, SECOND, Saudi Aramco, Aramco, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Saudi, OPEC, Vienna, Russia, China, India, Saudi Arabia