mbled below 70 dollars. "I believe, personally, that it could be one million barrels or more. At least one million barrels, but I cannot confirm," Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said in an interview with Arabic television aired on Friday. "We will look into our forecasts for supply and demand," he said, referring to the ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has been brought forward from November to October 24. Oil prices had reached a peak of 147 dollars a barrel earlier this year but slumped below 70 dollars on Thursday for the first time in more than a year, dragged down by prospects for reduced demand in the face of a global economic slowdown brought on by the world financial turmoil. On Friday, oil prices recovered slightly following news the OPEC meeting was being brought forward. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for November delivery, rose 2.50 dollars to 72.35 dollars per barrel. Gas-rich Qatar is a member of OPEC.NEWS BY ARY NEWS
