Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 24

14-June-2004

OPEC

Nigerian Strike Has No Impact On Oil Production And Exports So Far

The general strike called by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), which began on 9 June, has had no impact on oil production or exports so far. Last ditch talks between the government and the NLC on 8 June failed to avert the strike, which was called to protest increases in the price of petroleum products. Labor leaders claimed that workers from two oil unions joined the...