Separate meetings were held by their counterparts from eight independent oil-producing countries.

If the project succeeds, the officials said it may prove a model for other oil-producing countries, especially Iraq.

The recent recovery has been a result of strong world demand and cutbacks by major oil-producing countries.

I had all the oil-producing countries of the world lining up against me.

We use 25 percent of the world's oil production, making us dependent on oil-producing countries.

High oil prices, on the other hand, raise the bargaining power of oil-producing countries.

Gradually, foreign investors lost the trust of oil-producing countries to develop resources in the national interest.

This time, the meeting will including several large oil-producing countries that are not members of the cartel.

The effects of these increases were not always positive for the oil-producing countries.

Most oil-producing countries and the major oil companies already produce all they can.