VOL. XXXII

NO. 31

8-MAY-1989

OPEC/NON OPEC

Kandil Urges OPEC not to Raise Output Ceiling

Egyptian Oil Minister Abd El-Hady Kandil has urged OPEC not to raise itsoutput ceiling of 18.5mn b/d in the second half of the year. "I hope thatrumours that some (OPEC) states want to increase output in the second half ofthis year are not true," he told the Abu Dhabi daily al-Ittihad on 5 May."Egypt's stand is that current production levels should bemaintained," he said, adding that "any production increase...