OPEC AND OIL PRICES

Norwegian Oil Minister Hints US Is Urging Norway Not to Cooperate with OPEC

Without actually saying it in so many words, Norway's Oil Minister, Mr. Arne Oeien, has hinted broadly that the United States has been doing its best to persuade Norway not to cooperate with OPEC in any production control agreement. In an interview with a business publication in Oslo on 21 August, Mr. Oeien was quoted as saying that the United States had given Norway "indications about...