VOL. XXXII

NO. 51

25-SEPTEMBER-1989

ALGERIA OPPOSES RAISING OPEC PRODUCTION CEILING AT GENEVA MEETING

Algeria's Minister of Mines, Mr. Sadek Boussena, has come out in oppositionto any increase in the current OPEC ceiling of 19.5mn b/d at the OPECministerial meeting which is scheduled to convene in Geneva on 23 September.Speaking in a interview in Algiers with MEES Executive Editor Walid Khadduri,Mr. Boussena stated that "we in Algeria do not believe we should change theceiling in this September...