11.   North Dakota farmers and U.S. Midwest politicians charge otherwise, and are pressing for a new quota on Canadian exports.

12.   Oil producers are concerned that members would produce more than their new higher quotas, leading to lower prices.

13.   Oil traders and some in OPEC said prices will fall because of the new quota, even though consumption of oil is at a record high and rising.

14.   Rather than risk a rupture of European unity over the issue, the Brussels-based body is urging Spain to accept the new quotas.

15.   Some analysts doubted that OPEC would be willing to alter new quotas so soon after adopting them.

16.   Still, the new quota will mean higher output from the likes of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

17.   The main beneficiaries of the new quotas will be Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, the capacity to increase production quickly.

18.   The main beneficiaries of the new quotas will be Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, because they alone have the capacity to increase production quickly.

19.   The new quota may put more OPEC oil on the market even as some forecasts a mild winter could indicate lower demand for heating fuels.

20.   Under the new quota system, a certain volume of imports is taxed at a lower rate, after which a more punitive tariff is levied.