VOL. XXXIII

NO. 47

27-AUGUST-1990

OPEC Supply Increase Seems Assured Regardless Of Outcome of Vienna Meeting

After many days of uncertainty and confusion, it looks as though at least arespectable majority of OPEC member states will succeed in holding aconsultative meeting in Vienna on 26 August devoted to the issue of increasingOPEC supply to help offset the Iraq/Kuwait shortfall of over 4mn b/d. If arequisite majority of those present in Vienna so decide, the consultativemeeting could presumably...