VOL. XXX

NO. 1

13-OCTOBER-1986

OPEC PROGRESSES TOWARDS PRODUCTION ACCORD

MEESEditor Ian Seymour Reports from Geneva, 10 October After five days ofslow-moving but purposeful deliberations here in Geneva, the OPEC Oil Ministersappear to be making steady progress towards an agreement on production regulation to follow on from the current two-month temporaryaccord which runs outat the end of October.

The issues and national susceptibilities involved in thisquota distribution exercise remain as...