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BUSINESS, Page 53Business NotesOILSo Happy Together?
When OPEC members agreed last November to limit the group's
oil production to 18.5 million bbl. per day in hopes of boosting
prices, veteran oilmen were skeptical. Previous all-for-one pacts
had crumbled when members secretly exceeded their quotas. This time
producers are still cheating, but considerably less than most
experts had expected. Oil-industry analysts estimate that OPEC is
producing just 1 million bbl. per day more than the quota. As a
result, OPEC's relative restraint is sparking a rally in the oil
markets. The price of West Texas intermediate, a benchmark crude,
reached $19.26 per bbl. last week, vs. less than $13 last October.
Not since November 1987 has petroleum been so expensive.