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talks with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, and Egypt as well as the secretary general of the Gas
Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).Iranian, Saudi ministers hold energy talksOn the first day of the event on Wednesday, Oji and Saudi
and bin Salman also exchanged views on investment in the oil and gas industry, joint ventures, hydrocarbon trade, and the development of
joint fields.Iran, UAE to promote oil cooperationLater that day, Oji also met with UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei to discuss the
trade of crude oil, natural gas, and petrochemical products.Joint investment, development of joint fields, expansion of cooperation in oil
EgyptOji further met with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla in the Austrian capital on Thursday.The two
ministers exchanged views on the energy market and trade, and also bilateral cooperation in energy, oil, and petrochemical sectors.The
export of technical and engineering services, particularly gas technology and the know-how to manufacture bi-fuel vehicles, were also among
other subjects that Oji and his Egyptian counterpart discussed.The meeting was held as Iran and Egypt are rebuilding their diplomatic
relations after decades-long severance, and the political rapprochement is paving the way for Tehran-Cairo cooperation in the oil and gas
sectors.Discussing gas market with GECFLater on Thursday, Oji sat down with GECF Secretary General Mohamed Hamel to discuss the latest
developments in the global gas market.The future of the global gas market, investments, prices, convergence of the gas exporting countries,
and impacts of international developments on the gas market were the main topics explored during the talks.The 8th OPEC International
Seminar started in Vienna on Wednesday.The two-day seminar themed "Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Transition" was held at the
Hofburg Palace, bringing together representatives from top oil-exporting countries as well as chief executives from global energy
