VOL. XXXIII

NO. 44

6-AUGUST-1990

Iraq's Takeover Of Kuwait Puts World Oil Supply At Risk

The repercussions of Iraq's blitzkrieg takeover of Kuwait on the oil marketare likely to be profound and long-lasting - just as they are on the politicaland financial scenes (which are analyzed in separate articles in the C and Bsections respectively). One thing is clear: there will be a potentialrestriction of crude oil supply in the near future which could range inintensity from significant to highly severe...