VOL. XXXIII

NO. 42

23-JULY-1990

OPEC

PDVSA President Calls for Higher Quota for Venezuela

Mr. Andres Sosa Pietri, President of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), hascalled for an immediate increase in Venezuela's production quota from itscurrent 1.94mn b/d to 2.2mn b/d with a further rise to 2.4mn b/d by the beginning of next year. He told the Fourth Venezuelan Petroleum Congress in Caracason 18 July that the current quota for his country is "unfair" and thatPDVSA has been obliged to purchase around...