VOL. XLII

No. 37

13-September-1999

OPEC

Venezuela Will Continue to Push ForAdoption Of Price-Band Plan

Despite negative reactions from some big producingcountries, such as Mexico (MEES, 6 September), Venezuela will continueto promote, within OPEC, its plan for a supply regulation mechanism designed tokeep crude oil prices stable within a pre-set targeted band, according toVenezuelan Energy Minister Ali Rodriguez. The Minister did not specify anyprecise numbers for the price band in question, but...