(Bloomberg) -- OPEC has canceled accreditation for reporters from three major news organizations to cover a conference in Vienna that will feature the head of BP Plc and the European Union’s top energy official. Most Read from Bloomberg“We are very concerned by the prospect of OPEC excluding certain journalists, including from Bloomberg, from next week’s seminar,” Bloomberg News said in a statement. Late on Tuesday, OPEC’s press office told Bloomberg reporters that next week’s event was invitation only — despite having earlier given accreditation to its reporters to attend. Executives including BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney are set to join the seminar, which typically focuses more on the industry and its outlook than specific OPEC policy. Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2023 Bloomberg L.P.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 29, 2023 13:52 UTC