VOL. XXX

NO. 4

03-November-1986

YAMANI'S DEPARTURE LEAVES BIG QUESTION MARK OVER WORLD OIL SCENE

Although Saudi official sources have been at pains to stress that thedeparture of Shaikh ahmad Zaki Yamani from the Oil Ministry will not entail anychange in the Kingdom's oil policy, there is nevertheless mounting evidence of adistinct shift of focus as regards Saudi oil objectives.

Concrete indication of this change of emphasis was forthcoming towards theend of last week when the new acting Oil...