VOL. XLVI

No 4

27-January-2003

OPEC

Nigeria To Request Higher OPEC Quota At Appropriate Time, Says President Obasanjo

In a statement released on 21 January, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would ask OPEC to increase the countrys crude production quota in order to fight poverty and rebuild Nigerias infrastructure. President Obasanjo said he welcomed OPECs recent decision to increase Nigerias production quota to 2.018mn b/d (MEES, 20 January), but added that the increase would not be...