Reuters | Oil rises on Russia's output freeze commitment Reuters Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday an oil output freeze agreement was necessary to prop up prices and that he would make proposals to his Saudi Arabian counterpart this weekend. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting ... Putin Helped Save His Oil Giant. Now Rosneft Returns the Favor Oil is tumbling after Russia's largest oil company said the country can 'significantly' pump up production Rosneft boss Sechin says Russia could raise oil output |