VOL. XLV

No 13

1-April-2002

OPEC

PDVSA Negotiations Set ForAcrimonious Resumption After Easter Holiday

TheEaster holiday in Venezuela is expected to give little respite to the dispute betweendissident PDVSA staff and the government following the forced retirement lastweek of two PDVSA executives who supported the staffs public protests. The twoexecutives, a legal advisor and a public relations director, who were forced toresign on 22 March, and a manager at PDVSAs Paraguana refinery were replaced...