石油输出国组织(OPEC，欧佩克)主席、尼日利亚石油部长埃德蒙德?道克拉(Edmund Daukoru)昨日呼吁欧佩克成员国立即施行每日减产100万桶的协议，突显出该组织遏制油价下跌的决心。

The president of Opec yesterday called on members of the cartel to put into immediate effect an agreement to cut output by 1m barrels a day, underscoring the group’s determination to curb falls in the oil price.

在英国《金融时报》获悉内容的一封信函中，道克拉敦促欧佩克其他成员国的石油部长，将本国按配额比例应负担的减产份额付诸实施。

In a letter whose contents were revealed to the FT, Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria’s oil minister, urged his fellow ministers to implement their country’s share of the pro-rata quota reduction.

预计欧佩克最早将于今日发布公报，宣布将产量配额降至每日2700万桶。这将消除一切疑虑，使外界确信，欧佩克意图阻止油价跌至远低于每桶60美元的水平。该协议可能会推高今日油价。

A communiqué announcing the measure, which reduces Opec’s quota to 27m barrels a day, is expected as soon as today, ending any doubts that the group is intent on stopping prices from falling much below $60 a barrel. The agreement could push up oil prices today.

此外，欧佩克主要成员国沙特 、委内瑞拉和伊朗正敦促该组织下周在维也纳召开会议，批准此项协议。

In addition, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran, key members, are pushing the cartel to meet in Vienna next week to ratify the deal.

阿尔及利亚石油部长沙基卜?克利勒(Chakib Khelil)昨日表示：“重要的是要让市场看到欧佩克的立场是可信的。”他补充道：“那将会发出明确信号，说明欧佩克是认真的。”

Chakib Khelil, Algeria’s oil minister, said yesterday: “What is important is that the rket finds the Opec position credible.” He added: “That would send a clear signal that Opec means business.”

包括尼日利亚在内的其它成员国则认为，发布一份公告已经足够。不过，一位欧佩克官员表示，会议可能会召开，各国石油部长倾向的日期是10月18日至19日。

Other members, including Nigeria, believe a communiqué would be sufficient. Nevertheless, an Opec official said the meeting was likely to be held and that the preferred date among ministers was October 18-19.

道克拉的信函证实了《金融时报》上周的一篇报道，即欧佩克已达成每日减产100万桶的非正式协议——这是该组织自2004年4月以来首次减少产量配额。这封信函亦首次透露出，减产将针对欧佩克的官方配额，而非其产量。

Mr Daukoru’s letter confirms last week’s report in the FT that the group had reached an infor l agreement to cut output by 1m b/d – the first Opec quota reduction since April 2004. It also reveals that, for the first time, the cut will be from the group’s official quota level, rather than from its production volumes.

过去两个月，欧佩克已削减了部分产量，因此此次减产的实际规模将在每日50万桶左右，而非即将宣布的100万桶。沙特 将承担大部分减产责任。

The group has already trimmed some production in the last two months, so this cut could end up being more in the range of 500,000 b/d than the 1m b/d to be announced. Saudi Arabia will shoulder the bulk of the reduction.

市场对于减产的实际规模仍持怀疑态度。

The rket re ins sceptical about the exact size of the cut.