VOL. XXXVII

NO. 44

1-AUGUST-1994

General

Further Production Cutbacks Loom As Nigerian Crisis Enters Its Fifth Week

The Nigerian oil workers' strike is now in its fifth week and production andexports from the west African state, which have proved surprisingly resilient upuntil now, are showing the effects of operational problems at some major fields,loading delays, paperwork hold-ups and other slow-downs. Last week RoyalDutch/Shell, which produces 900,000 b/d of Nigeria's 1.93mn b/d output, was...