VOL. XXXIV

NO. 2

15-OCTOBER-1990

General

Soviet Refining Minister Resigns Amidst Reports of Disarray in PetroleumSector

The Soviet Minister for the Refining and Petrochemical Industry, Mr. NikolaiLemayev, has submitted his resignation amidst reports of declining Soviet oilproduction and a lack of authority in the petroleum sector. Mr. Lemayev told theSoviet daily Izvestia on 2 October that his decision to resign was caused by hisinability to have any orders carried out in the current climate of...