VOL XXVIII

NO.26

8-APRIL-1985

OPEC AND OIL PRICES

Shaikh'Ali Khalifah Warns Against Barters

The Kuwaiti Minister of Oil and Industry, Shaikh 'Ali Khalifah al-Sabah, has warned that although the market outlook for the rest of the year is reasonably good for OPEC, the OPEC members must adhere strictly to official prices and to their production quotas, and must above all avoid barter deals.

Speaking in an interview with the Kuwaiti daily al-Watan on 2 April, Shaikh 'Ali said that he did not expect any...