Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 51

20-Dec-2010

OPEC/OPEC CONFERENCE

OPEC Avoids Rocking The Boat With Seventh Straight Rollover

OPEC ministers meeting in Quito, Ecuador on 11 December kept their 24.845mn b/d output target unchanged. The decision, widely expected, marks a record seventh consecutive rollover decision and comes amid continued firm $85/B OPEC Basket prices.

OPECs policy, as it has been ever since prices recovered in the wake of the production cut announced in Oran in...