VOL. XXX

NO. 4

03-November-1986

OPEC AND OIL PRICES

Oman Calls on GCC to Support $18/B

Price Oman's Oil Minister has called for oil to head the agenda of the GulfCooperation Council (GCC) summit talks, opening in Abu Dhabi on 2 November.

The Minister for Petroleum and Minerals, Mr. Ahmad Sa'id al-Shanfari, toldthe Arabic daily Oman that a low oil price is the single most important problemfacing Oman and the other GCC states Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain andQatar. He said the time was ripe...