VOL. XXXI

NO. 9

7-DECEMBER-1987

IRAQI OIL MINISTER REAFFIRMS IRAQ'S READINESS TO REDUCE OUTPUT IN RETURNFOR OPEC QUOTA PARITY WITH IRAN

Iraq's Oil Minister, Mr. Issam Abdul-Rahim al-Chalabi, has reaffirmed thathis country is prepared to reduce its present actual crude oil output of around2.75mn b/d, provided that at the December OPEC conference in Vienna Iraq isaccorded a recognized quota equal to that of Iran (whose current OPEC quotastands at 2.369mn b/d). In an interview with Ian Seymour and...