VOL. XLIV

No 49

3-December-2001

RUSSIA

RussiaWill Cut Without Conviction, Predicts DKWR

OPECscall for a 500,000 b/d cut in non-OPEC output beginning 1 January 2002 isprimarily aimed at Russia, the largest contributor to non-OPEC supply increasesin 2001, according to Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Research (DKWR). In itsreport OPECs Gamble: Russian Roulette, published on 19 November, DKWRsGlobal Oil and gas analytical team, led by Mehdi Varzi, predicted that Russiais likely to offer some...