VOL. XXXI

NO. 45

15-AUGUST-1988

OPEC

Gil Replaces Grisanti as Venezuelan Energy Minister

Venezuelan President Jaime Lusinchi accepted on 7 August the resignation ofEnergy Minister Arturo Hernandez Grisanti and appointed Deputy Energy MinisterJulio Cesar Gil as his replacement. The resignation of Mr. Grisanti came as nosurprise since he is already a member of the Senate and has been nominated bythe ruling Democratic Action Party as a candidate for re-election. Under thecountry's electoral law, all...