VOL. XLII

No. 38

20-September-1999

OPEC

OPEC Cements Consensus On No Change In Volume Cuts ButSecretary General Issue Could Create Problem At Vienna Conference

An ongoing series of meetings and consultations between OPECOil Ministers has cemented a definite consensus within the Organization to theeffect that the existing level of output cutbacks will continue to bemaintained at least until the current one-year agreement expires at end-March2000. This means, perforce, that there will be absolutely...