Algeria says it is committed to OPEC after UAE exit
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- Egypt
Algeria said on Wednesday it was committed to OPEC, after a decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the oil producers group.
Algeria, a gas-rich OPEC member, reaffirmed its engagement within OPEC and the wider OPEC+ group, "in support of the sustainable stability of the global oil market," the Energy Ministry said in a statement.
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