VOL. XLV

No 26

1-July-2002

The Future Of OPEC: New Realities, New Challenges

An open letter sent by outgoing OPEC Secretary-General AliRodriguez to ministers attending the 26 June extraordinary conference in Viennaon fundamental challenges facing the organization and the oil industry in theproducing countries:

Excellencies,friends and colleagues,

Two special sets ofcircumstance have inspired me to share some reflections with you.

The first is myresponse to the decision reached at the Consultative...