OPEC has not invited Reuters or Bloomberg news agencies to report on ministerial meetings in Vienna this weekend to discuss future oil policy, according to reporters, Bloomberg and an OPEC source on Wednesday.
The Reuters text journalists that cover meetings and are registered with OPEC as members of the press have not received an invite to cover the event.
OPEC has also not offered accreditation to Bloomberg to cover the meeting, a Bloomberg News spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Two reporters from the Wall Street Journal who regularly cover OPEC have also not received invites, people familiar with the matter said.
Reporters at some other media outlets including CNBC, and pricing agencies Argus and Platts said they have received invitations to cover the meetings.
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Organizations:
Reuters, Bloomberg, Organization of, Petroleum, OPEC, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, Argus, OPEC’s Public Relations Department
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Vienna, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Platts