VOL. XXXIV

NO. 50

16-SEPTEMBER-1991

Supply/Demand

Russian Republic Assumes Control of Its Energy Resources

Under a decree issued on 12 September by President Boris Yeltsin of theRussian Republic, control over Russia's energy resources has been transferredfrom the Soviet Government to the republican authorities. Mr. Yeltsin's decree,which was reported by the independent news agency Interfax, said that Russia'sMinistry of Fuel and Energy would take over all Soviet oil, gas, coal andnuclear power...