So now that the Austrian Foreign Minister has cancelled his participation at the OPEC conference next week, would other representatives of international bodies like Kadri Simson, IEF SG Joseph McMonigle, Francesco La Camera or Simon Stiell still participate despite the ban on news organizations?

A price cap on #Russia 's #oil exports? ''Sounds like a great idea,'' says Julian Lee. ``Just don’t expect it to work.'' trib.al/wR5HVcB

Excited to announce that 'The World for Sale', the book Jack Farchy and I have written about the commodity trading industry will go on sale February 25 in the UK, and March 1 in the US and Canada.

Available to pre-order now! smarturl.it/lwefbl

Hi, we are looking to hire winter interns for 12 weeks in January. It's a paid placement and you'll earn enough to be able to live in London. Finance experience is not necessary, we're looking for people who want to become top-class journos. careers.bloomberg.com/job/detail/872…

The pristine beaches of Mauritius have crystal-clear waters and endangered turtles. Here's why so many oil tankers and cargo ships are routed there -- with disastrous consequences bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Julian Lee Adeola Eribake Kamlesh Bhuckory

I'm with former Saudi #oil minister Ali Naimi on that one. bloomberg.com/gadfly/article… twitter.com/wenkennedy/sta…

BBC - Cuadrilla names fracking sites in Lancashire bbc.in/1ePFzde Wytch Farm saw opposition in 1970s - now a source of local pride.

upstreamonline.com/live/article13… Baghdad/KRG deal is as far away as ever. Baghdad sees no need to compromise.

The case for exporting crude oil « The Barrel Blog blogs.platts.com/2014/01/16/cru… a well argued case for crude exports

BBC News - Cameron urges fracking opponents to 'get on board' bbc.in/KT7S2S UK wells 35X as productive as US? I don't think so.