Cablegate: Nigeria to Abide by Opec Quota, Enact Production

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160540Z Dec 04

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EPET ECON NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA TO ABIDE BY OPEC QUOTA, ENACT PRODUCTION
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GON Indicates it Will Abide by OPEC Production Cuts
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1. (SBU) Alhaji Jafaru Paki, Special Assistant to the
President on Petroleum, confirmed to Energy Off on 14
December that the GON intends to abide by OPEC's request to
"maintain discipline" with respect to OPEC quotas. Paki
demurred from characterizing this as a "production cut."
However, complying with the current OPEC production ceiling
of 2.224 million barrels/day will entail a reduction of
between 150,000 and 200,000 barrels/day. Major energy firms
contacted by Energy Off had not yet received instructions
from the GON or the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) to reduce production.
BROWNE

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