VOL. XXXII

NO. 22

6-MARCH-1989

OPEC/Non-OPEC

Boussena Stresses non-OPEC Role in Reaching $18/B

Algerian Oil Minister Sadek Boussena has said that with the help of thenon-OPEC producers there is no reason why OPEC should not reach its $18/B targetprice before its next conference in June. Mr. Boussena told Reuters on 28February that "there is no reason why we cannot, none at all, and beforeJune," but emphasized that OPEC needed to reach some form of productionagreement with the non-OPEC producers,...