VOL. XLV

No 11

18-March-2002

OPEC

Khodorkovsky Urges Russia ToForego Further Cooperation With OPEC

In an articlepublished in the Financial Times on12 March, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, chief executive ofthe Russian oil company Yukos Oil, urged the RussianGovernment to say no to further cooperation with OPEC and forego extending the150,000 b/d cut in crude exports that Moscowagreed to make during the first quarter of 2002 into the second quarter. Mr Khodorkovskys article followsrecent discussions in...