"We support (the) OPEC (proposal) to stabilize oil prices. It is no problem for Indonesia if our quota were cut. We are ready to do it."
- Indonesia's OPEC governor Maizar Rahman discussing the proposed OPEC production cut.
"Due to OPEC cuts and an anticipated tightening of product balances, we expect crude prices to gradually firm into the mid-60s range over the next 30-45 days."
-Calyon head of energy market research Mike Wittner wrote in a report regarding the impact of an OPEC production cut on crude prices.
"The Islamic Republic is hostile to the production and utilization of nuclear weapons and to destruction."
-Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham outlining Iran's response to the North Korean nuclear test.