The three media organisations are among the world's leading suppliers of financial news and information.
They compete to cover news in real time from events such as OPEC+ meetings, which can have a material impact on the price of oil and the global cost of energy.The OPEC Secretariat, which oversees media accreditation, had issued invitations to some journalists to cover the OPEC-hosted July 5-6 seminar in Vienna, Austria.OPEC sent an email on Tuesday inviting reporters at other media organisations to attend, the sources said.
Those included the Financial Times and trade publication Argus, as well as S&P Global Commodity Insights, known as Platts, the sources said. The communication stated that"this email serves as your personal invitation," according to a copy forwarded to Reuters.