VOL. XXXII

NO. 17

30-JANUARY-1989

OPEC/NON-OPEC

Algeria Denies Opposing Higher Prices

A spokesman for the Algerian Ministry of Energy and Petrochemical Industrieshas denied that the Energy Minister, Mr. Sadek Boussena, opposes any increasein oil prices above the current OPEC target of $18/B. Referring to a report inthe UAE daily al-Khaleej on 20 January which quoted Mr. Boussena to this effect(MEES, 23 January), the spokesman said on 21 January that "it is certainthe minister reaffirmed that the...