OPEC

Moves to Form Organization of African Oil Producers

Representatives of a number of African oil producing countries, including four OPEC members -Nigeria, Algeria, Libya and Gabon -met at expert level in Lagos last week for discussions on a Nigerian proposal for the creation of an organization of African oil producers. According to the Nigerian oil Minister, Prof. Tam David-West, the proposed organization is conceived as a consultative forum similar to the Organization of Arab...