VOL. XXX

NO. 23

16-MARCH-1987

GENERAL

African Oil Association Will not Rival OPEC Says Nabi

The President of the African Petroleum Producers' Association (APPA),Algerian Oil Minister Belkacem Nabi, stated on 9 March that the new regionalassociation formed in Lagos last January - composed at present of Nigeria,Libya, Algeria, Angola and Benin, with Cameroon, the Congo and Gabon expectedto join shortly (MEES, 2 February ) - has no desire to replace or duplicate OPECon the world oil market.

In a...